I read him differently. He only criticized objective claims which were scientifically implausible or found to be untrue, e.g., that vinyl had higher fidelity than CD as a medium, that humans could hear a difference between cheap and expensive cables, or when his measurements differed remarkably from manufacturers' specs, i.e., false advertising. He did not criticize subjective preferences such as vinyl over CD, fancy cables over cheap ones or tube amps over op-amps. Only when false/implausible objective claims came into play did he refute them.