People spend millions on art, or thousands on a bottle of wine. . . . It is hard to know what someone else’s hearing capability is. I can’t hear what others can, I can’t play golf like Tiger, play hoop like Jordan, think like Einstein, but just because I can’t, doesn’t mean they can’t either.

What’s funny to me is that, as a former salesperson at a big box Home theater area, I know how awful the wiring and accessory markups are, so I avoid them at all times now.

And yet, I recall back in my car audio enthusiast days how the absurd wires were practically the whole point, and were valued as “awesome” because they looked fantastic even though they clearly provided no added benefit. I recall glass-boxed connectors of gold plugs, stupid wires like 4 gauge neon stuff running from the amp to the sub, etc. And neon lights just to make the unnecessary wiring look incredible.

Maybe what I’m saying is that my LR speaker wires cost $1,000/meter, they’ll sound much if they also glow in the dark.

Westerners are posers compared to Japanese audiophiles.

Actually probably not power cords, but the cables the analog signal passes through actually make a difference from my experience. Same for higher quality streamers (don’t know about 300k but…)

I’m guessing. Is there a sub Reddit dedicated to this particular subject ?

I feel like people who would hang out on that kind of Reddit would be sadder than the individuals they’re calling out. The latter are enjoying a hobby they are enthusiastic about, as misguided as they may be in some respects. The former are wasting their time laughing at others they feel are inferior.

Hi french, nice to meet you.

So original.