WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?

The problem with "cliches" is that they are not even true or wrong , they are caricature asking to be slogan and wanting to be repeated ...

i obsess with my low cost audio system because it gave me the eternal joy of music listening ...

My wife with a ears loss and looking at my modified speakers (100 bucks ) think that i am nuts but no snob jerk ...

As you see there is exception all are not snob , some are simply "nuts" , myself i prefer to say of myself acoustically informed but it is too pedantic generally to say such thing , then call me "nuts" ...😁😊

«I will love to hate sometimes  but it is too much work»--Groucho Marx 🤓

Cliches often become such for a reason.
“Audiophiles are lame, snobby jerks” is no exception.

@mahgister im sound obsessed.  Every little detail. Soundstage depth width air realness of instruments decay etc.  not afraid to admit it. 

I am like you sound fanatic if i am honest ...😊

But I am proud about the fact that i based my research on creativity and on the acoustics and mechanical and electrical factors upon which i can work at low cost ...

I am not obsessed by gear... I cannot afford costly pieces of gear...

Anyway i succeeded with my last small speakers modified to create relatively more than just good sound for the price invested ...

But my refence top system is headphone... I used one of the top headphone in the world and the best of AKG ever ( his k701 for example is trash compared to the K340  even the K240 is not at all in the same ball park, the K1000 has no deep bass  ) ...I modify it a bit and optimize it after  6 months of experiments ...This hybrid is so astonishing now than upgrading it is too risky business ... How many headphones can give a perfecy imahing and holographic, and a  soundfield out of the head and a natural realistic timbre with deep clear  bass at any price ? ( easy to verify with big organ music)

Dont look too hard very, very few headphones,  if they exist ...I dont need to buy one at 5,000 bucks ...

I am proud of creativity not of my gear collection ...

then there is different obsession types about sound ... 😁

@mahgister im sound obsessed. Every little detail. Soundstage depth width air realness of instruments decay etc. not afraid to admit it.

@mahgister i been blessed. I have worked my way into my setup in various ways. I’m blessed. But I don’t only look at price. Im picky. Technology used is important. Design elements is important.  The importance of low noise floor with musicality. I found this in INFIGO AND GATO 

@calvinj

Why not just ask Audiogon or some other chat site to add an "ultra high-end" forum? With the understanding that those haters are not welcome.