Fun read...

The author is simply outside looking in.  The main reason we do this is a “much deeper connection with recorded music”.  No other art touches the soul like music.

The joy of exploration. The joy of the treasure hunt. The fun of trying out different components, simply targeting increased enjoyment.  The science behind the technology.

Sure this hobby can be costly, but the emotional connection to the music and gear exploration is priceless to audiophiles in this hobby.  

Love music not the equipment....

If musicians heeded that advice they would all be playing on crap instruments and crap amps.

I don't respect authors that write articles that ridicule certain hobbyist groups, but you won't find me publishing articles about such authors. I don't know why audiophiles draw so much attention from dicks like that.  

@kennyc 

+1