WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES TRY TO TELL OTHERS WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN’T HEAR IN A SYSTEM?

One of the biggest mysteries in the audiophile community, at least to me, has always been why so many folks seem to forget (or willfully ignore) that we all hear and process sound differently.   I really don't think it's much more complicated than that.  Yes, high-end systems may deliver more timbre, detail, sonics, etc. for ears to process.  But the processing is still done by the same sets of different ears.  Just because additional detail may be presented doesn't mean it will be received and processed, let alone received and process in the same manner as Johnny The Jet Audio Pro.  Different ears are different ears.  And this doesn't even account for variations in listening space acoustics impacting the frequencies that are presented.

There's a reason EQs became so popular and have a rightful place in some audio gear stacks.  

As for the omnipotent trolls?  Ehh.  F 'em.  

Just my 0.03.

hartf36

A true to life heart felt answer.

People should not just be in love with the term ‘audiophile’ or think it makes them special to believe it’s a unique camp or club to be a member of….like ‘hi-end’

Just enjoying the musical experience and pleasure a hi-fi system generates for you is the most important thing here and not the, ‘l have got this or you need that’ mumbo-jumbo.

Thats my logic.

@mylogic ,

Are you related to Paul Harvey?

It is hard to disagree with the proposition that when we post on this forum we should be respectful of each others’ experiences, even when they are diametrically opposed to our own.  But sometimes it seems to me that some people post on public forums solely for the purpose of getting others to confirm their views (just as some trolls post solely to be contradictory, or show supposed “superiority”).  And sometimes these people seem a little defensive even when someone respectfully posts -on a public forum - a different experience or opinion.

@hilde45 - I love your baking analogy btw.

Just don’t tell me I’m not hearing what I’m hearing.

Are you saying no one can help you to pay attention to new things and help you get better at hearing? Ever go birding and have someone show you how to look for birds? I did -- and I learned that I was not seeing what I could be seeing. If you’re saying that you cannot be better at hearing than you are and no one should try to teach you, then I suppose knowing you’re as good as you can be at something -- and that is a kind of accomplishment.

we all hear and process sound differently.

To a degree but if you’re saying it’s so different that we cannot improve or compare, then I don’t see how anyone could ever have created audio equipment with any popularity at all. So, you can’t be saying that.

"baking analogy" -- @mdalton thanks!