*grins* When I read this article I thought to myself that my friends on WBF would really enjoy it. I was right
+1.
@Myles : because both Groucho and I missed what you saw, so please point it out.
@DonH : well spotted
I have been to the top of the mountain, and it was beautiful. The work now, I think, is to democratize that zenith — because it would sure be lonely up there if no one else could afford the journey to the top.
To my reading of it, he may turn out to hold the opposite attitude to the one attributed to him by the OP.
Could you give examples of this from within the piece?
The title isn't enough for you?
Hi
I don't get all the upheaval about the articles they are good and depict us in a Way we may not want to admit: we are a bunch of nerds with disycrtinnary income .. For the most part on the other side of 40 ... And yes often gears demos are bad and unconvincing... And the writer is not close minded ..he is trying to get it but I am not sure the industry does a good job for non-audiophiles to "get it" often I who have been an audiophile for more than 40 years , don't get it
Call it a different perspective ... Looking at us from the outside.
I think one of the problems is that those of us who grew up in the 60's, 70's, and even 80's didn't have instant communication at our beck and call, and thereby had more time to devote to the enjoyment of music. We listened, we discussed, we went to audio dealers and shows and also didn't have the disadvantage of having to split our entertainment budget into a multitude of devices. Computers, the internet, cellphones, etc. have changed the way we communicate, and not necessarily for the better...at least not for those in the audio industry. Even music fans today (note I said music, not audio) hurl their cookies when they see what it takes to get into the game. And while they may appreciate the quality of the gear and the sound it reproduces, the entry level is too high. They walk as a result.
Kids meet another toughie .. Same look , same pants ... even more tough-looking ... Neighborhood is good so I am not totally scared but am uncomfortable some ... they meet each other this is the dialog :
"Duuude! That is some good sh$8t the teacher, Mrs (didn't get the name) had us listening .. "Damn !! F@$ck!! Listen to this !!" .. He takes off one of his earset and give it to the other toughie ...
Toughie-looking #2 "Yeah.. I mean sh$8t!!! This a bad mfck#r piece ..."
And now for the closer from both "toughies" high-Fiving and fist bumping : " That MOZART dude is Baaaaad ...."
Me:!!!!
Took me a while to pick up my jaw off the floor .. Ask them what they were listening to and it was Mozart Jupiter Symphony .. Then the conversation went on with one of the toughie saying: "Yeah this is good but this is street sh&4t compared to the No 5 and No 9 Symphonies from the deaf dude ...Beethoven"
...The High End Audio Industry is not doing a good job on that part...forgetting that kids routinely buy $300 accessories ... a portable gig in that price range would open many doors and create a new generation of music lovers and audiophiles ...
I also enjoyed the article. If you don't think it's a bit silly that a bunch of middle aged guys with discretionary income spend time arguing online about expensive cables and record clamps...Oh wait a minute, I just described myself
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