Best Forum to hear experienced audiophiles exchange thoughts?

This is an interesting topic for discussion. Kudos to the founders of this forum as they have been able to Bring together a very diverse, very technically proficient and helpful community.

Where else can you find a place for discussion where everyone is on equal footing. No doubt, given the money involved with various systems, the spectrum of wealth represented herein is very broad. Extremely wealthy people are amongst us, they are people just like us. A lot of us spend a ton of money, and then have a willingness to talk about it, and ask questions, and all this, so you can spend even more money.

Wealthy people are just as confused as  the rest of us searching out for attention and knowledge. And also for those with vast knowledge about extremely technical matters, a willingness to offer encouragement and support and time to help someone. Also, The depth of System pictures available on the site I don’t think exists anywhere else, it’s quite remarkable.

@jeffseight 

No offence, but anytime you ask a group of people a question, you are going to get a range of responses that will run the gamut from helpful to hurtful.

To think that some site will have only like-minded and like-mannered people participating in discussions is unrealistic.

Oops. My mistake. I forgot about the Audio Science Review forum.

Audiogon used to be but not in the top 5 anymore. I rate agon a step up from ANA. 
As far as magazines, they all are pretty bad. Have you ever seen a review in the last couple of years that haven’t ended with it stating:

1) using this reviewed component my system has never sounded better?

2) the reviewer is just a mouthpiece for the manufacturer. If a manufacturer comes up with a new acronym, the reviewer praises this new technology without really validating it.

I like HiFi+ especially when I can get it pretty cheap. Got rid of TAS, since I can get stereophile for the cheap, I have a few years left before they get cancelled too.