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Exactly. Like when people don't give a shit about audio quality and end up damaging their ears because of speakers with poor frequency responses.

Most people would care if they knew the difference, they do not. It is up to those who know to tell them, to make a stance and denounce the shit.




> Most people would care if they knew the difference,

Would they?

> they do not. It is up to those who know to tell them, to make a stance and denounce the shit.

Counterpoint: How do you differentiate people who have made a choice through inadvertent ignorance vs those who have made a different choice than you because they value different things?

E.g. not caring if they harm their hearing, liking the frequency response of Bose over more neutral speakers, having other things they'd rather be doing than read audiophile forums, or rather save $500+ and use an inferior speaker


> Not caring if they harm their hearing

Usually people regret this later in life. I guess we fundamentally disagree on the ability of people to make good decisions that they won't regret later and whether or not we should help people avoid doing things they will surely regret.

> or rather save $500+ and use an inferior speaker

This is hyperbole, I'm talking about the difference between a $3 set of earbuds and $20. I'm not saying everyone should have the highest quality gear available.


Honestly I lump audiophiles, oenophiles, and creationists in the same bucket of magical thinkers.


There's a difference between believing that only copper from a specific mine in Poland is a must have for your audio quality, and not using speakers damaging to your hearing.


i assure you that audio quality is clearly determinable.. even at the most basic form. Listening to an analog vinyl vs a digital CD is night and day.. the flat tinny sound of digital audio is shite.




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