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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It’s 58 years of collecting LPs. That’s 6,000+ LPs. I have started the process of weeding out 600.

If you have any interesting 50s/60s/early70s jazz that you want to purge just reach out ;-)
Just to be clear: I have been at this audio thing a long, long time, going all the way back to r.a.h-e days, and long before. But it did strike me odd that anyone could pursue audio for 40 years and only now be happy with the sound.

My system has improved a lot over the decades, but it’s always made me happy. That’s why I stay with it, and it’s also why I don’t play golf.
@ whart:

I listen to both crushing metal and classical chamber. My system must be able to comfortably handle both. 
Those of you who may be interested in buying some of the 600 LPs that I am weeding out of my collection should contact me through my website, and ask me what you specifically are looking for.

My collection is 1/3:
- classical
- Afro Cuban
- 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s rock’nroll-rock-acid-psychedelia-pop, Motown, blues, jazz, gospel, world, Latin folk, folk, country, bluegrass, country western, world, reggae, soukous, tango, Cajun, Native American, etc anything not hip hop or rap. 

All records are at least VG+, most are EX to NM.

https://www.theaudioatticvinylsundays.com