Did anyone see the Rolling Stone article?


-on the death of hi fidelity? It looks like things will be getting much worse for us. I find it odd that people are going ape over High Definition T.V.'s but are starting to care less about good sound quality.
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I find that in this culture where everything is becoming more accessible and portable, people just like gadgets that distract them. They don't care about putting in quality, but they want quality in return.

Sounds strange, but let me make myself clear-I have always hated cellphones. My friends would always rant and rave about me needing one, but I figured out why. It is their excuse for being late all of the time or just purposely not being where they are supposed to be.

Also, listen in on an average cellphone conversation-

Ex.#1-"Hi, I'm calling to see if mommy cooked."

Ex.#2-Person already 15 minutes late to an appointment and is 30 minutes away from destination-
"Yeah, whats' up? I'm almost there-I'll see you in 5 minutes!!"

Or my favorites-someone is talking on the phone when they should be paying attention to what they are doing and/or where they are going, like crossing the street.

People want to be distracted by all this because it makes them feel busy and important, but the bottom line is good audio demands your attention, it demands that you put in as much if not more than what you expect out of it, and the average person is not capable of this.

This is why so many marriages end in divorce and why people cannot get into what the soul of a good sound system is-your input.

I know none of my friends care that I only make purchases depending on whether the music was remastered or not. Quality is important to me, as is taking care of my cd collection and my system and getting to know the history of the artists and the movements they are/were a part of.

But there will always be people like me-small in number, but we matter to those who are coming out with high-end audio equipment.

And I finally purchased a cellphone for emergencies, like calling home to find out if anyone bothered to cook or not.