I've noticed that occasionally someone unnecessarily works into a comment the name/brand of some piece of equipment they own and I've wondered about it. I think it's more that they really love the piece than it is flaunting it. I'm not sure it has to do with the value of the thing, but maybe it does. I've been hanging around here more than ten years and haven't experienced a lot snootiness.
I listen to a lot of different styles of music and so do a lot of others here. Some listen to one or just a few styles. If that happens to be classical it might come off stuffy sounding but I think it may be more in the ear of the beholder rather than the attitude or intent of the person in question. I have to say the pursuit of accurate reproduction of a particular style of music has made a difference in my quest for audio excellence. When I was young I boosted the bass and treble a lot, with high volume, trying to reproduce the sound of a rock band. Now I want a system that's good for acoustic combo jazz and chamber music, yet I find that same system is also good for rock, etc. as well. It's been a long journey and I'm still learning, largely from the folks here.
I listen to a lot of different styles of music and so do a lot of others here. Some listen to one or just a few styles. If that happens to be classical it might come off stuffy sounding but I think it may be more in the ear of the beholder rather than the attitude or intent of the person in question. I have to say the pursuit of accurate reproduction of a particular style of music has made a difference in my quest for audio excellence. When I was young I boosted the bass and treble a lot, with high volume, trying to reproduce the sound of a rock band. Now I want a system that's good for acoustic combo jazz and chamber music, yet I find that same system is also good for rock, etc. as well. It's been a long journey and I'm still learning, largely from the folks here.