Marco, I think perhaps you should read these posts and comment on what's actually said, rather than what you think might have been said. It's you who brough this whole "you're fooling yourself" statement into the thread, not me.
Eh??

The whole of my previous post was based on what you wrote earlier:

In all seriousness, if my point is "you're fooling yourself", how would you suggest I make that point?
You brought up the 'fooling yourself' thing, not me. The point is you don't say that sort of thing to people in the first place; it's rude and more than a little disrespectful, not to mention condescending. You are not 'superior' and therefore in a position to judge others. Perhaps you don't mean to come across like this?

Anyway, regardless of who said what, 'poking' people who don't share your way of thinking with hi-fi, no matter how seemingly well-intended, is not something we welcome here, unless it's done in a tongue-in-cheek way where both parties know each other and share the same sense of humour. Your earlier remarks clearly do not come into that category.

Therefore it's up to you whether or not you can tailor your future responses to allow for the above and put your point across constructively without getting people's backs up.

Marco.

P.S Hear, hear Neil! I agree completely with everything you've just written above. Only those who truly 'get' this will genuinely fit into our community.