Lionel said:

Those were the same people that were fanatical about upgrading to the
newest MIT cable or Isocoins the moment they read about it.

LOL ! When snobbery joins stupidity and vice-versa...

It's sad to see that this was mostly the case.
OTOH, one can't dismiss differences in cables etc. at first hand.

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Sander deWaal
Vacuum Audio Consultancy