According to Wikipdia, "a cult is a group of people devoted to beliefs and goals which are not held by the majority of society, often religious in nature. Its marginal status may come about either due to its novel belief system or due to idiosyncratic practices that cause the surrounding culture to regard it as far outside the mainstream."

Do you mean to say that because the majority of society believes modern CD players read digital bits differently, depending on manufacturer, when the disagreeing minority believes the majority is mistaken, this equates to cult-like behavior?