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In Reply to: some seem to be interpreting... posted by BJordan on May 8, 2007 at 18:41:43:
That is not what I intended.If I was not clear enough I meant to indicate this:
1) kids love music, engross themselves in it
2) the iPod and daps like it have provided a means to store vast amounts of music and it seems with the internet and sites like MySpace, kids are discovering quite a few new bands
3) with each new discovery, particularly indie artists, these consumers fall out of the range of attack of the RIAA and their top 40 garbage
4) these same kids tend to talk a lot about the music they love, amongst each other and now with online forums such as this one and sites like Head-fi, kids are being exposed to genres they might never have had the opportunity to explore, they are getting input from folks their own age as well as older folks
5) quite a few people immediate upgrade the stock ear buds with a full sized pair of headphones. Though sometimes for aesthetics and sometimes for thumping bass, more often it is for an overall increase in fidelity.
6) if kids are willing to go this step, then there is a good chance that with the right information, usually circulated around the forums that are active in discussing music, these kids will migrate towards higher fidelity formats like CDs or Vinyl, or if lossless becomes the standard in downloads, then their only need would be a good dac, an integrated amp and some speakers
7) given the enthusiasm at the most popular audio sites on the web, which are dominated by folks under 30, my above reasoning is not based on hypotheticals but case after case after case as elaborated by the individuals themselves who have purchased music and the gear to listen to it. This translates to an injection of "fresh blood" into this hobby and those that continually cry that the kids don't know what they are doing and that this hobby is on its last legs are in fact mistaken. We may be out of the golden age, but it is not dead yet. In fact, if what I continually read here, at audiogon, at other forums and in print, that in fact there are more manufacturers now, and more products available than at any other point in history, the arguments that bemoan this hobby's death are further contradicted.
I mostly lurk here, but I do so regularly and I would easily say a few times a week I read some post by an older member who flatout insults kids, their musical tastes, their listening habits and their listenings rituals. It gets depressing and I wanted to offer an alternate point of view based on information that is easily verified by a few clicks in a web browser.
It was late, I didn't edit my post at all. I guess I should have because spending big money is not what I think this hobby is about, but to those that have spent a good deal of money and often believe kids are merely "stealing" music and listening to the horrendous 128 kb/s mp3s are living in a bubble. Though this surely does occur, there is a healthy number for folks that want more for their musical enjoyment and that translates into higher fidelity.
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Follow Ups
- Re: some seem to be interpreting... - Zanth 23:40:22 05/08/07 (1)
- thanks for the clarification...nt. - BJordan 09:57:09 05/09/07 (0)
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