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Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics

I'm increasingly fascinated by the number of threads that have been created lately by OP's who have joined over only the last 2 months with less than 30 posts that all seem related to the importance of wires and tweaks. While I'm not dismissing the notion that everything matters in hifi (including digital cable), it seems that these topics vastly overwhelm thread topics that clearly would have more influence to hifi audio sound such as discussions of the sonic characteristics of various amplifier topologies, the importance of simplifying the signal path, and identifying fantastic speaker/amplifier synergies, etc...

If some unsuspecting newbie were to stumble onto this forum they would likely come away thinking that a fuse or a piece of wire are the most important elements towards obtaining wonderful hifi sound. This is unfortunate. For example, my discovery of listening to a SET circuit years ago paired with speakers possessing a high and flat impedance greatly outshines any joy derived from identifying the finest digital cable produced by man. I'm simply questioning the hifi priorities that this forum seems to be obsessed with lately.

Is it just me?
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tomic601
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@whart a tightly woven natural fiber rug is worth 3 fuses, or one magic black or brown brick….

Floor bounce is real

Loved your story
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asvjerry
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@whart ...LMAO, now that is the NY 'state of mind'....

(*blank* "Well...wtf.....*shrug*)...

On the Left Coast, you get -"Kewl..."- as much as a wt...

Same knee-jerk.
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coralkong
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"lol

How many ID’s did you create in late July all with less than 50 posts? And only posting on topics like Quantum Science, Tekton, and Fuses....something seems so familiar here."

@three_easy_payments, one.
One account.
I only post on threads I either know something about, or want to know something about. *shrugs*
Not sure where the disconnect is, or what the problem is.



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three_easy_payments OP
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@coralkong

Look, this is only the 2nd thread I’ve created in the last 12 months. Others have created many multiples of this in just a few months so the tenor of the forum likely comes from subjects posted by others - much more than me. Believe it or not we even have one member who has created 62 threads and nearly 11,000 posts in under 3 years  so perhaps that's the source of the vibe you're picking up.  In any event, it’s very odd that you randomly stumble on my thread to broadly share the following:

I own Tekton speakers. I had a good experience. *shrugs* YMMV.

This place doesn’t seem very friendly, just saying....

Why post this is on a thread that had nothing to do with Tekton speakers and is simply serving as an outreach to members to post their experiences with audio priorities? Maybe you meant to post this on another thread? In any event, we are a welcoming bunch so please share anything else you’d like about the gear that gives you joy, including your Tektons and any other components.
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coralkong
677 posts
 
@three_easy_payments,
I was just surfing through the posts and came across this.
If it was not directed at me, I apologize for taking it that way....

In any event, carry on.




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