[davidcuddeback]

You still seem to be hung up on digital. Digital is only a small segment of audio equipment.

> I say that audiophiles can't tell the difference with much equipment in blind tests, because nobody can, because it makes no difference.

That only holds true for digital equipment, but not for analog. If that's your definition of audiophile equipment, then your position makes sense. But that doesn't fit my definition of audiophile equipment, and I think a lot of audiophiles would disagree, too.

> As for your goal of building a better stereo system, I'd say your best bet is to avoid any community that self-describes as "audiophile".

I appreciate you're advice. I mean no offense by this, but I'm going to pass. I'm just not going to avoid an entire group of people because some guy on the internet (who I've never met) has some unsubstantiated claims about that group of people.