No one has mentioned the DJ phenomenon, which has been around for awhile. Massive crowds listening at rock concert sound levels through (I assume) accurate, full-frequency systems.
I believe most young people value mobility, and they switch jobs frequently, so a bulky audio system is a liability.
My system is much-admired by the youth of today, but not one of them has ever asked how much or where to get something similar. Additionally, the availability of music is astonishing…I had to scrape money to buy ONE LP, agonizing over which one. Nowadays almost ANY song/album is merely a click away….which fits the instant gratification mindset currently common. The trade off in sound quality is easily forgotten.
I believe us audiophiles are and always will be a subset of society, and they’ll seek out the best they can afford.
Postscript: bars are frequently robbed and a high-end audio system would certainly offer a temptation.
I believe most young people value mobility, and they switch jobs frequently, so a bulky audio system is a liability.
My system is much-admired by the youth of today, but not one of them has ever asked how much or where to get something similar. Additionally, the availability of music is astonishing…I had to scrape money to buy ONE LP, agonizing over which one. Nowadays almost ANY song/album is merely a click away….which fits the instant gratification mindset currently common. The trade off in sound quality is easily forgotten.
I believe us audiophiles are and always will be a subset of society, and they’ll seek out the best they can afford.
Postscript: bars are frequently robbed and a high-end audio system would certainly offer a temptation.