eevo1969
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Indeed. It was posted because someone posted the words but not the picture they usually accompaniedIndeed. And it's still not really funny/witty/insightful or whatever it's supposed to be.
Indeed. It was posted because someone posted the words but not the picture they usually accompaniedIndeed. And it's still not really funny/witty/insightful or whatever it's supposed to be.
I think the real issue is it is a dying market for a variety of reasons and there is just so much amazing stuff from far more innovative eras floating around the second hand market all that is left to fight over is shiny crap for football players and oligarchs. The days of selling stuff to real music fans is gone for much of the industry now. There are exceptions, obviously, but those who know what they are doing buy the classics or pro-audio now and those that don’t are likely happy with an Apple AirPod or whatever it is called, maybe two if they want stereo. It is a depressing situation but a whole raft of societal change and bad marketing decisions has led the whole industry into a cul-de-sac IMO. Hi-fi shows are just cringe now. Just so detached from real music buyers/fans.
Making the source and amp portable happened with the Walkman, but Walkman owners likely knew that round at their uncles house, the Quads or Tannoys, and the Garrard/ SME combo blew all that away.
Only in your lifeThe days of a big home hi-fi system blowing away the portal alternative are long gone.
It isn't a subjective observation. Digital replay is superb and you don't need to spend a fortune or use a large and expensive home system to enjoy it.Only in your life
Here, even the youngest of the young knows what they hear.
As a son of Windsor we saw it twice a day most days and after the noise the best thing was the couple of minutes silence before the next trash hauler came in thanks to the residual turbulence it caused.re: Concorde -
The Wife is from Sunningdale - they could hear the sonic boom.
Wife says her dog would start to hide away before they could hear the aeroplane.
I have never heard it, but I have heard a Vulcan bomber flying low in a valley at Cromford. Still this most awesome sound I have ever witnessed.
It's entirely subjective, and limited by your limited experience apparentlyIt isn't a subjective observation. Digital replay is superb and you don't need to spend a fortune or use a large and expensive home system to enjoy it.
i think its a young mans game ... i just read a review of a pre amp . think i understood about 6% of this review it was SO COMPLEX !!! oh my gosh do you really need to have a PHD to understand all this stuff . my old brain cant understand it !!
https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/bel-canto-e1x-dac/
It's entirely subjective, and limited by your limited experience apparently
That said there is no substitute for full-range in-room sound and the soundbar HomePod sort of thing don’t even start to worry even the Spendor S3/5Rs I have on TV duty, let alone the full range Lockwood monitors in the main system. They put you right in the studio control room. I’d have loved to have a smartphone and headphones as a teenager, but I’d not have swapped my hi-fi for the headphones (I’d have killed for the ability to freely explore music that exists today though, that is the real game-changer).
Nothing beats the sound and feel of a big pair of speakers, especially ones with 15" drivers. I think we will see the traditional passive speaker market dwindle, however, being replaced by high-powered active speakers with sophisticated DSPs.
The other significant factor I am seeing is that teenagers are not interested in music in the way that we were. My teenage boys have no interest in music, musicians, or bands. Following the music charts, which were a big part of my life when I was growing up is no longer done, do they even exist? Teenagers' lives are dominated by video games played on consoles and dedicated gaming PCs. Or posting pictures or videos on social media.
Call me old fashioned, but I don't get the point of silent disco.
Whilst I generally accept that high quality cans sacrifice nothing in terms of sound quality, I can't stand the claustrophobia of not being able to hear what else might be going on in my environment. Is that someone knocking on my door?