WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING?

@N80
+ 1 (Plus, we're all free to be nuts about our hobby. I think it helps if we understand and acknowledge that we're nuts and that our chosen form of insanity might not be for everyone). 

Nuts in the eyes of others. That's okay, as long as we believe to understand our own motivation/justification for our hobby. The moment we feel/realize we are nuts ourselves, we may probably be better off spending the money on a shrink. ;)

I'm in the business myself. Very few people who are really 'nuts' ever think they are nuts. ;-)

I’m afraid the audiophile Catch-22 has reared it’s ugly head. If you don’t think wire directionality, fancy fuses, Mpingo disc, green pen, Silver Rainbow 🌈 Foil, etc. are preposterous and outrageous you must be crazy. But if you are an ardent audiophile determined to get the best sound with whatever system you have, then if you don’t explore these concepts and perhaps see what they’re all about you must be crazy. 😜

@han_n I run into that problem a lot on audiogon. When I mention experiences with the higher end equipment then the judgement wolves come out. My interest is not in the lower end equipment at this point.  I want to hear and share experiences with things that I’m actually interested in buying. The guys who buy the cheaper equipment think im dissing THIER stuff but I’m not. I typically try equipment in the ranges that my other stuff is in.  I pick equipment not because of price. I look at the design and tech and I choose things that match my other parts well. When I mention the prices people rail like I’m showing off caviar or something.  I stop even starting threads because it turns into my cheap stuff is better than your expensive stuff dummy!