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08-03-10
What about all the scientists with their phds and doctors wh ... Mrtennis
08-03-10
Sonic excellence? maybe; but not precise enough a term for ... Nsgarch
08-15-10
more would love audio if they could be convinced to give it ... Garn509
08-16-10
I wonder about it too...especially considering the fact that ... Branislav
08-17-10
Branislav, correct me if i'm wrong, but i think what you're ... Nsgarch
08-18-10
High end audio is an example of conspicuous consumption. i h ... Mrtennis
08-18-10
are you saying that even the (larger) group "who listen ... Nsgarch
08-18-10
I think it is because most people do not really listen to mu ... Srwooten
08-19-10
We audiophiles need to own up to the fact that we are a cult ... Macrojack
08-19-10
An increasingly small % of people have all the pre-requisite ... Mapman
08-19-10
Here's an idea; and you don't have to listen to fish ;--) h ... Nsgarch
08-19-10
Let me clarify my position regarding audio equipment as a st ... Mrtennis
08-19-10
I certainly have known audiophiles who were into impressing ... Tbg
08-19-10
I think one problem is that so many people just don't know h ... Mhedges
08-20-10
Mhedges... i totally agree with your answer. my sister-in- ... Raks
08-20-10
i think some have touched on one good reason or another, b ... Markpao
08-20-10
I was born in 1953. this was an era when(i believe) music wa ... Booboobaer
08-26-10
Why this point is so elusive to so many of you i cannot imag ... Macrojack
08-26-10
Macro, as rational as your explanation sounds, it can never ... Nsgarch
08-26-10
I agree with macrojack. his personal analogies made his poin ... Tvad
08-26-10
Different strokes for different folks. Tbg
08-26-10
There is a theory going around that real audiophiles do not ... Mapman
08-26-10
Good sound? can you understand that you are referencing an o ... Macrojack
08-26-10
Macrojack, i think mapman's post was sarcastic humor. coul ... Tvad
08-27-10
Whoops, i forgot to sign the post as my sarcastic alter ego ... Mapman
08-28-10
Why can't we all just get along ? perhaps more would love a ... Garn509
08-28-10
In my experience, the majority of buyers in big box stores c ... Macrojack
08-29-10
The problem may be that the title of this thread, and its de ... Nsgarch
09-08-10
It's not worth the effort. make it simpler, with good sound, ... Cdc
09-19-10
Macrojack -- then there is bose which populates big box stor ... Garn509
12-07-10
I object to the notion that it's too time consuming/requires ... Eugene81
12-08-10
Throwing money at high end audio (or most things for that ma ... Cdc
12-08-10
I think the vast majority of people don't enjoy music. befor ... Atj2
12-08-10
I use to spend my time describing good equipment to people a ... Hotmailjbc
12-08-10
I noticed that in less than a month this thread will be 10 y ... Rja
12-10-10
We audiophiles may be in mystical rapture over a system's pr ... Garn509
12-11-10
Well, i gotta' admit the song matters to me much more than t ... Srwooten
12-17-10
People that love audio love it because the sounds stimulate ... Blueranger
12-17-10
Good post. i personally would substitute "music lover&q ... Sebrof
12-17-10
No doubt there are most likely way more music lovers in the ... Mapman
12-18-10
Couple of quick comments: as has already been mentioned onc ... Fas42
12-23-10
Better systems do come in a plug in and play formats. singl ... Onhwy61
12-23-10
"it's not that difficult to get high quality sound.&quo ... Mapman
12-23-10
Mapman, i agree. your flavor comment is what i meant by per ... Onhwy61
12-23-10
Well then, it's settled - the reason why more people don't l ... Macrojack
12-23-10
Macro, its true that some people (not many) don't even like ... Mapman
12-23-10
For most people music is what matters, not electronics. play ... Bwp
12-23-10
There are many things competing for our attention and intere ... Mrtennis
12-23-10: Niacin
I don't know that it's so much a case of not many people liking high quality audio as how many people actually like music to any degree. I am now 50+ and since leaving my teens have met very few people who really like music as we know it. You can forget the charts and the people who used to populate them, most of them (in my experience) only bought the odd single - the charts were simply made up by millions of occasional purchases. You could go to any of my friends houses, once they had reached adulthood and all it's inherent trappings and other distractions and the best you'd ever find there would be one of those little stacking systems. Their collection would perhaps be up to 30 CDs, often "Best ofs" and hits albums.
I would posit then that it's real music enthusiasts that are in the minority - the audio factor is then a small proportion of that minuscule figure.
When I grew up getting a "stereo" was part and parcel of the journey and considered the norm. Now kids have far too many distractions - gaming being the most obvious and prevalent. Having music is now considered a small element of life, taking its place alongside games, mobile technology PCs etc etc. For most people who know no other ethos, the quality of music is immaterial - it seems enough to have music wherever and whenever. Now I like music in the car but have no desire to have it elsewhere. My listening at home is split between via the PC, when I am working, or "proper" listening on the main system. The latter is the most important to me, as is it's high quality but that's not to say that other listening is devalued. I just need my hi-def fix.
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12-23-10
Sorry, onhwy61, what you talk of is not plug and play. yes, ... Fas42
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