5 Dumb Things Audiophiles Believes.

What a waste of time. An ugly redneck with a duck voice telling me I can't hear differences between power cables? LOL, no thanks, hard pass. He's a disservice to the community, in truth.

Would you hear the man differently if he was groomed differently, like say, an urban bro look? A stuffed-shirt Corporate Executive? Perhaps the shallow Senator take on "best dressed"?

I'm sensing a world of unclothed emperors and pricked egos out there. My takeaway is don't take yourself too seriously when making claims that are too frequently based largely on personal subjective experiences. The quality of my musical judgement is not directly proportional to the irrational sums of cash I gleefully plunk down. 

It also bears repeating that he says if it brings you pleasure, enjoy. Just don't bore the rest of us with a claim to have drunk from the cup of acoustic omniscience.

This guy is not as entertaining as he thinks he is.

What I got out of it was it's more important to get the basics right. If you aren't realizing the best out of your speakers because placement is off, or you haven't done any treatment then you will seek a cure through equipment, speaker or cable change, tweaks and EQ.  I know a lot of readers are past this point and that's great, but does he deserve to be slammed for stating what to you is obvious? Reading college level books doesn't make Dick and Jane less valid and more than likely Dick and Jane helped you along the way

@richardmathes No, I wouldn't, because I don't like that kind of self-proclaimed "specialists" who seem to "own the truth" in the eyes of some, who frequently repost their pain-in-the-@$$ vids trying to prove a point 

"The quality of my musical enjoyment is not directly proportional to the irrational sums of cash I gleefully plunk down" - mine isn't either, altho I don't really see the connection here. For most, who don't do the DIY way, it's a rather expensive hobby,  and that's how it is.

My system is mainly DIY and didn't cost a fortune, far from it, yet it is not only 100% musical and extremely enjoyable, but also revealing enough to show VAST differences between, say, power cords. My most expensive power cord costs 130USD - because I don't buy them through the usual network.

It's been about ten years since a bought anything in an audiophile boutique, yet I'm all for cables and accessories

That stupid idea that audiophiles who "believe" in cables (for example) are arrogant rich jerks with more money than sense is more often than not vehiculated by low-level "sound engineers" with a gigantic ego who feel the need to "teach their sheep" through some internet channels. And I can't stand them, and yes they are a disservice to the community.

Generally speaking, I disdain any video that starts with "the 5 dumb things". I like to decide myself what is dumb and what is not. And I certainly hate being labeled.