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[E-Stat]

But the truth is, though, that human beings can believe whatever they want to believe, and biases and self-interest generally affect what they want to believe.

Please explain to me the "self-interest" motivation for audio designers acknowledging that the use of products sold by companies completely unrelated to their own enhances theirs? How do they directly benefit from recommending complementary components? Surely not monetarily. Do you think audiophiles prefer the notion of having to buy something else to optimize the use of the primary component? That makes absolutely no sense to me. I have never followed this speculative line of thinking.

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[Feanor]

Please explain to me the "self-interest" motivation for audio designers acknowledging that the use of products sold by companies completely unrelated to their own enhances theirs? How do they directly benefit from recommending complementary components? Surely not monetarily. Do you think audiophiles prefer the notion of having to buy something else to optimize the use of the primary component? That makes absolutely no sense to me. I have never followed this speculative line of thinking.

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No, I'm not accusing any of them of venality. That people subscribe to the popular myths for the reason that they do wish to seem out of step or "policitally incorrect. Yet they most often do this unconsciously.

The myth I'm talking about is the audiophile myth that (a) all factors make a difference, and (b) that all differences are significant.

[E-Stat]

Yet they most often do this unconsciously.

Sorry, I just don't find any use for speculative gossip.

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