Pooh Bear wrote:
124 wrote:

If an audiophile spends more than $200 000 US
for a power amplifier and is presented with evidence that it sounds
identical to a $200 receiver, to accept the evidence would mean a
devastating blow to that audiophile's ego . If I spent that kind of
money on a power amplifier and was presented with the evidence,
there is a very good chance that I would never accept the evidence.

The correct term is audiophool. ;-)

Graham

And a virtuoso who buys a Stradivarius is another audiophool so very
different from our clever Pooh Bear who ABXes it against neighbourhood
music store violins, hears "no difference" and pats himself on the
back: "No golden ear will take this bear for a ride.
Ludovic Mirabel"