Do you think audiophiles are the most gullible hobbyists

One responder mentioned "Snake Oil" long ago in the old west there was this item sold and people bought it because it worked! It was mineral water and hot pepper extract it helped as a pain killer just as hot peppers do today, the only thing false was the name, there was no snake related product in it. Because of the deceptive advertising it acquired the bad name.
Trust your own ears, does the audio product sound better... or just different?
In terms of very popular long standing audio products, millions of audiophiles couldn't be wrong.

Geoffkait,

I've got a display case containing 500 vintage condoms that begs to disagree.

Geoff, the plural of hobby is hobbies not hobbys.
Another example, which is much closer to home, the plural of phony is phonies.

Audiophiles are certainly NOT gullible. There is always hard science driving every product's marketing campaigns and every audio purchase. For example, everyone knows that spending hundreds of dollars to lift your speaker cables off the floor improves their sound quality, but ONLY if you support them on blocks made from rare, exotic and costly woods. Also, maple wood for shelving that has been air dried (not kiln dried) produces a better sound; and it's not a contradiction to say that shelves should not resonate AND that they have their own unique sound. And cables really ARE directional in terms of electrical flow. Who can argue with such logic?

Good catch, Andy.  The plural of goofball is goofballs.  Get it?  :-)