You are big on DYI audio and you seem to expect everyone to embrace it. You fail to realize that there a lot of us older guys who aren’t into that, can’t solder well (me) and would probably screw up a good piece of equipment by modding, etc.
I will always be a fan of DIY. I’m no more pushing it than others push tubes or horn speakers. Don’t like it, fine, but don’t be mad at me if I suggest it for a particular use case or if it comes up regularly from me. It’s not like it costs you money to ignore my suggestions. Often enough, if I suggest a DIY project in a thread 1 of 10 will think it’s a cool idea and try it.
I do not expect everyone to embrace DIY nor do I look down on those who do not. However, I think our hobby was built by modders and that the more people in the environment with first hand knowledge the better our hobby is. Otherwise we are too apt to accept snake oil salesmen and pitch men’s word for things.
I am not so much pro DIY as anti consumerism as the measure of an audiophile. Maybe I should be asking everyone else, why are you always pushing more shopping? Why is a more expensive component or speaker necessarily better for me?
Case in point, I hate all Class D amplifiers and nothing will ever change my mind. Every time you posted about Class D and I disagreed, you went off on me in a bad way,
The usual slurry of anti-Class D diatribe I read comes from those completely unwilling to discuss their particular and specific circumstances. Statements like "I hate all class D" makes me wonder how it’s possible.
I’ve always encouraged those I disagree with to be specific. What system, what did they listen to and what are they comparing to. It’s impossible to disagree with experiences, but broad brush strokes against a technology are equally impossible to assess.