Thanks for sharing that story with us, Jimmy.
It seems like the younger generation doesn't know good sound, but it's actually not true. I work at a college and have this discussion often - without discussing hifi gear. They know uncompressed sounds better. They know the earbuds sound like crap compared to better headphones. They attend live concerts enough to know what music really sounds like.
The problem is 2 fold IMO - they don't truly know what to buy. Why? No one advertises. Bose must be the best, because no one else challenges that claim.
The second issue is that it's not a priority. If getting better sound was a priority, I'm sure they'd Google headphones and get enough information to figure out what they need. They're not stupid.
The issue isn't money for the most part. Look at their shoes, clothes, watches, video games, etc. They have no problem with dropping $100 for a G-Shock watch or $60 for Halo (XBox game). There are some very good headphones for $60 out there.
If it was a priority,I'm sure they'd get far beter stuff than they're using. I think they've accepted what they have is 'good enough.'
I've got plenty of stuff (non-audio) that's 'good enough.' There's people out there arguing what tools, car wax, shaving razors, etc. are the best and why people use the non-mass market crap rather than th'good stuff.'. We argue audio. No difference really.
It seems like the younger generation doesn't know good sound, but it's actually not true. I work at a college and have this discussion often - without discussing hifi gear. They know uncompressed sounds better. They know the earbuds sound like crap compared to better headphones. They attend live concerts enough to know what music really sounds like.
The problem is 2 fold IMO - they don't truly know what to buy. Why? No one advertises. Bose must be the best, because no one else challenges that claim.
The second issue is that it's not a priority. If getting better sound was a priority, I'm sure they'd Google headphones and get enough information to figure out what they need. They're not stupid.
The issue isn't money for the most part. Look at their shoes, clothes, watches, video games, etc. They have no problem with dropping $100 for a G-Shock watch or $60 for Halo (XBox game). There are some very good headphones for $60 out there.
If it was a priority,I'm sure they'd get far beter stuff than they're using. I think they've accepted what they have is 'good enough.'
I've got plenty of stuff (non-audio) that's 'good enough.' There's people out there arguing what tools, car wax, shaving razors, etc. are the best and why people use the non-mass market crap rather than th'good stuff.'. We argue audio. No difference really.