Does it have to sound good for you to like it?

I don’t give a crap about Parson’s resume, he doesn’t get to lump all audiophiles into one overgeneralized group like that. That’s just a stupid and ill-informed statement IMHO.

Some audiophiles probably do that but I believe most don’t. Arrogant statement indeed.

I agree.

I believe he is describing a minority of audiophiles, not the majority.

His quote also seems a bit of a false dichotomy.

As if a music first audiophile, at times, I can also be a gear first audiophile. It’s not an either/or situation.

@frogman

“On this forum, the OP has asked what is essentially the same question many times over the years; in a variety of different ways and approached from different angles.”

The relevance of this post is borne out by the number of members (including yourself) who have responded. I think It is an important issue for many and worthy of repeating in different ways.

@rvpiano , I haven’t suggested otherwise.  I’m sure it will be brought up again.  As I also said, I hope you can find some resolution.  Cheers.  

Parsons has videos on youtube on his home gear and speaker setup. He owns pretty expensive stuff.

@mikhailark I assume this is the YouTube video you’re referring to since it seems to be the only one out there.  You gotta be kidding me!  If this is his home stereo it’s pretty clear he’s no audiophile and would explain why he doesn’t seem to even understand audiophiles or what drives them.  Both his system/room/setup and just the way he speaks about audio equipment is pure audio engineer/musician with nary a hint of audiophile in there.  But, with this perspective I can certainly better understand why he’d make such an inane statement about audiophiles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnCKVuBrY-s

Oh, so "audiophile" is about gear then. Well, this is exactly what Alan said ;-)

He has tons of real gear in properly treated rooms at his workplaces :-) For some reason I don't think they elevate cables off the floor.