I, I’m French and we have a made up word « idiophile » a mix of idiot and audiophile on a huge forum to call people who believe in non science related audiophile bulls*** like changing power supply or cables to have a better sound or buying 300K€ audio streamers etc

Is there a similar word in English ? “Audiofool “ I’m guessing. Is there a sub Reddit dedicated to this particular subject ?

Thanks 😆

  • PutResponsible9760@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You can be adamant all you want and call people fools if you wish. We know, objectively, that cables don’t make audible differences unless they’re extremely bad.

    Your average lamp cord is indistinguishable from regular copper speaker wire, and what ever expensive cable you think is better.

    I don’t see any room for debate on this. We can measure these cables to a degree of precision that is far, far, more nuanced, sensitive, and detailed than anyone’s hearing can ever be.