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

@hilde45 how do you explain the grandmother that doesn't necessarily use science, only experience and intuition to cook a glorious tasting meal.

A recipe is a scientific thing and so is apprenticeship (in person with another person); so is daily trial and error. None of it is guesswork, which seems to be what you're suggesting the grandmother does. Just because there aren't formal measurements or numbers doesn't mean there isn't systematic attention paid to quantities, ratios, timing, and technique. A lot of the audio suggestions flying around lack any of those things with any systematicity.

And finally, acoustics and hearing are fairly precise things. It's harder to get the image and tonality of a singer correct to the ear than make a lasagna taste decent.

AUDIOPHILE…..Supposition :-

If you imagine that you are a good car driver, does it make (in your mind) your car more special too?

If you have a superior hi-fi system, does it make you (in your mind) any more harmonised with music?

Bad drivers who love their cars, keep them well maintained and shiny will still be bad drivers…..

Some ‘audiophiles’ love their system more than anything else, just have to boast about their (imaginary) friend.

The question is……why do some people want to be labeled audiophiles and blast it out like a big multi-note car horn?

l have a high-end system!
Being an audiophile……..

And all that!

Yawn!

We all  adjust our TV's to our liking and we accept that our neighbor with the exact same TV may have different preferences in his settings.

No problem, that's what he likes.

Why the hell can't we do that with audio.

Because of the over-opinionated, slobbery-snobbery out there!

Nothing more, and nothing less…..

@calvinj IMO the issue with Audiophiles is some take a cynical view of this hobby/lifestyle. Others see the possibilities of conveying music for an intimate experience despite the roadblocks and misinformation out there. The naysayers rebuttal always leads to the same tired and irrational cliches...law of diminishing returns, snake oil, audio jewelry, bragging rights, cost validation and the current cliche the over importance of measurements. Audiophiles all have different levels of acceptable refinement not just with gear but also music. If an Adcom amp with JBL’s propped up on milk crates playing poorly recorded Sabbath can shake the walls is the "Holy Grail" run with it. Thankfully some of us want to hear(experience) the subtle macro/micro nuances of well recorded Beethoven/Coltrane/Pavarotti and Pink Floyd that only a certain level of audio components can achieve.