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03-20-01
Wow and for the same price as a gnu beemer ? where do you sh ... Detlof
03-20-01
I shop at autogon, where else? ;~) the buell is my one con ... Sedond
03-21-01
Thanks doug, you make me feel all nostalgic. the last time i ... Detlof
03-23-01
The question should be why do we love audio? it's clear tha ... Limabean683
04-05-01
We share the "perfectionist" mindset and aren't ev ... Wehamilton
04-05-01
A splendid analysis, wehamilton. how come you know me so wel ... Detlof
04-05-01
Limabean, my hat's off to you and your shipmates. installin ... Wehamilton
04-06-01
Wehamilton, i was (self)diagnosed, but that did not help eit ... Detlof
04-07-01
Wehamilton, thanks for the miles davis dedication. his &quo ... Limabean683
04-11-01
For @ least the following reasons: 1. very few people know h ... Tciborow
04-16-01
Much of the above thread emphasizes a people are lazy-stupid ... Docwarnock
04-17-01
Although basically i would agree with you, that since the be ... Detlof
04-17-01
I don't think the emphasis is so much on people being lazy o ... Kthomas
04-17-01
Kthomas, following on yr thread, audio is not (yet) a lifest ... Gregm
04-18-01
Home theatre better matches the "zeitgeist" of the ... Wehamilton
04-18-01
Wow wehamilton, excellent! i wished, i would have been able ... Detlof
04-18-01
Wehamilton, your reference to people not wanting reality and ... Gregm
04-18-01
Wehamilton, interesting post and your analysis of our popula ... Docwarnock
04-18-01
I suspect that there is more innovation in a/v gear because ... Tubegroover
04-18-01
Isn't the basic question how the hi-end defines itself, at l ... Kthomas
04-18-01
There's no question the electronics industry is always looki ... Wehamilton
04-18-01
Uh-oh, i see a chicken versus the egg argument starting. no ... Docwarnock
04-18-01
There's no question the electronics industry is always looki ... Wehamilton
04-19-01
Docwarnock, i agree - ht as a phenomena exists because of th ... Kthomas
04-19-01
Those of us interested in high-end do say "whoa!!!! coo ... Metaphysics
04-19-01: Kthomas
I was going to say 1 in a 1000 but thought it might sound overly emphatic, despite the fact that it seems about right. It's probably slightly higher than that if you include the people I've drug in to one.I'm not suggesting a need to pander, and certainly not suggesting a desire to court the LCD. What I'm suggesting is that to get more people to love quality audio reproduction is going to take a different approach than that which is currently offered by those who love it the most. I think a vast number of people, plopped down in front of an excellent system, can hear and, at least intellectually, appreciate the quality of the sound reproduction. But the time and $$ required to acquire it for themselves, and the education that leads to a set of reasoning that would justify such a purchase in their mind are all obstacles. Just take time for instance - very few people have the patience to sit and listen to even a couple of songs if that's all they're doing. I'm speaking from the experience of showing off my system to friends - no later than 1/2 way through the second song, they're talking, standing up, moving around. So, if the question of "Why don't more people love audio" is meant to mean, "Why don't more people want good-quality, audio reproduction to pursue as a goal in and of itself, along with listening as a pursuit of it's own", then I think the answers about short attention span, changing culture, etc. work pretty well. But if the question is actually intended to say, "Why are people satisfied with Bose when they could have so much better for the same price or just a reasonable amount more," then I think it's because the obstacles of places to experience it and educate oneself, the lack of high-end innovation to accomodate this market segments "needs" (ie, not having the right products), and the distance the current high-end holds itself from this potential market are the reasons.
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04-19-01
I have to disagree on your last statement. almost nobody th ... Metaphysics
04-19-01
Kthomas sez: "ht as a phenomena exists because of the ... Sedond
04-19-01
Meta, the reason that people don't ask where they can get on ... Docwarnock
04-19-01
People used to being hyper-stimulated don't like to sit in f ... Wehamilton
04-20-01
There is one notable exception to the rule that audio gear i ... Neubilder
04-20-01
I agree that most music out there is pure pap with no worthw ... Neubilder
04-22-01
I think that most people are not experienced listeners.whate ... Johnny7
04-23-01
I feel that there are a lot of people who can afford excelle ... Audio_unlimited
04-23-01
Hi audio-unlimited. ah, if only what ewe are saying were tr ... Sedond
07-05-01
Because too many audiophiles listen to their equipment not t ... Nrchy
07-07-01
They do; they just can't afford it. Mdorsam
07-23-01
There is the category of a rich guys that come to audio deal ... Marakanetz
07-23-01
Clearly there must be many in this category - during a recen ... Kthomas
07-31-01
I think the ultra high end does market itself pretty well an ... Don_t
09-02-01
Because they just don't realize just how good it is!!! lack ... Zane
09-05-01
Because you don't need anything better than a ghetto blaster ... tidemah@
09-15-01
I'm a recent convert to the high end. i think my conversion ... Ponzio
09-18-01
We're guilty of projection. most of us are into gear as a m ... Whknopp0713
10-03-01
Because most people don't have the time to listen. from tho ... Pbb
01-23-02
I have a couple of friends who make absolute nuisances of th ... Bishopwill
01-23-02
My personal feeling is.....there are not to many people love ... Twinaudiovideo
01-24-02
Because the more revealing the hardware the less enjoyable t ... Joekras
01-24-02
Joekras, got to love'ya. short, to the point. the undoing ... Pbb
01-24-02
Will, you hit the nail on the head. audiophiles should do l ... Lngbruno
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