Not sure I follow your logic. Many audiophiles are super sensitive . Take the Magico fans. They cheer when their guys from the absolute sound bash every brand as colored and defective , while Magico sounds "real" in these audio journalists' imagination.
Yet when you bring up that the (rejected by the free market and discontinued) Magico q series driven by soulution or consoulation and Berkeley reference dac , "the best dac extant " according to the the absolute sound guys, is so analytical it needs to come with a suicide hotline number so that one doesn't hang himself from the chandelier after 30 seconds of listening, those same folks get upset...
The reality is that the reviewer / magazine marketing machine is very strong, and most of the well-marketed , and thus popular brands are very hard to drive. Wilson , for example , excepting Alexandria, sounds like syrupy crap with most tube amps. And , like Magico , wilson is unlistenable with vast majority of solid state... and guys bought into these popular , well-marketed brands get their feelings hurt when you bring it up ...
The point of this thread is to discuss the interesting topics in hobby, not to have stupid arguments or get guys feelings hurt.
So my suggestion to those who don't accept my premise is to just stay out!!! ... and that also includes the measurement guys also, who think high efficiency gear and set amps is all colored drek, and Magico/ Wilson fans who paid those big bucks are idiot mother fuyers.
And then, of course, many audiophiles just like to argue for the sake of arguing...
Anyways, how are you contributing to the discussion of the topic at hand? If you want to argue, please start your own thread. And please stay out - if you don't have anything constructive to contribute here.
Cheers!
Before getting too wound up, remember:
1. This is a forum - you’ve opened up a discussion so don’t get upset about there being a range of opinions - it is the very nature of a forum - contrary opinions can be challenging - but in the challenge you can learn something. Why have a discussion when you just want a consensus?
2. You are not the forum administrator
3. I am from the smallish amp brigade who loves vinyl - but I accept that it is not the only route to audio nirvana