The Science of Cables

It just goes to illustrate one definition of an expert is someone who used to be a drip under pressure.

And that most excellent point to also keep in mind.

"Drip under pressure’ They are not an 'ex'pert. The are a 'current' spurt under Geoff’s definition.
So many threads trying to ’simplify’ the complexities of audio. I agree for a newbie audio is a daunting hobby with way too many choices, and hardly anyone to trust. Every audiophile has a different agenda and equipment brands they like, in fact rave madly about. No consensus, no map.
Used to be one went to the dealer, where for good or bad you got your salesman guru fix... and a system. Now, few dealers, no apparent gurus, since everyone is a guru expounding why they are right, and all those other fools are wrong.
Several types of amps, big small, Solid State, tubes, SET, OTL, Class A, or D, preamp no preamp, digital must be a certain KIND of chip, this one NO that one, power cords. can’t just use the stock one .. OMG! nooooo. I would hate to be trying to start out in this hobby. No question I would just walk away and start a tropical fish hobby instead....

Point taken, though I came through a time when things may have been even more complicated and/or mysterious. Nobody knew anything, rumours were treated like facts because that is really all we had, there were almost no publications, and the best we could do was find liked minded crazies and huddle in dark basements and discuss what amounted to vague images in the tea leaf residue at the bottom of tea cups.

File under, " and you had a nail !?"....