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In Reply to: RE: Completely agree. Dr Dre is the 2nd coming who saved audio for the next gen ;) posted by jedrider on January 14, 2015 at 12:08:41
Id almost forgotten about finding out about these via the net on a fluke.
Seems the market for big home stereos to the young is not completely dead. Looks like Samsung amongst others no doubt, are making some high powered, large, hideous and of course PLASTIC, high dollar stereos to the young. They boast figures like 2,500 watts of power, 15" subwoofer, 3-5 whatever way speakers, karaoke. The big appeal to many youth is their blu tooth, USB, wifi so on connectivity.
Not that plastic shelf, mini to rather large stereos are anything new to the market. But I was quite taken by surprise to see them reaching the price points they've now reached. Also their shier size! My god they are now about the size of our crazy large stereos in physical size and price (for some).
Quite honestly its kinda hopeful to see such products make a presence. It might inspire some young folks to take home audio seriously again. Be a stepping stone into our world of home stereos. Clearly Samsung, Sony so on wouldnt be making such products if they didnt have a market to sell them to. Enough to justify their existence. Now its not like I think these are selling in very large numbers, but who knows what the future may hold for such things.
It really makes one wonder how such a system sounds and holds up in practice when playing music so loudly, and with the kind of bass the young folks will no doubt be playing on it. Using nothing but rather thin plastic for the speaker cabinets. I highly doubt any other material will ever be used as the housing on these products. It must do well enough but cant be terribly inert.
Much like the cost of Dre beats, real shame these young folks dont get exposed to the kind of options they also have when spending the kind of money these products fetch. Of course the image and style of these stereos is part of their appeal to their demo. It would be neat to see the few buyers of these get a chance to do an A/B sound comparison to something from our camp. Im sure a few would pick the system from our camp.
I dont wish to come off a too big a prick running these stereos down. Just as films like twilight dont appeal to me in the least. Im not their target audience. Again just look at its features like blu tooth, USB, wifi so on. Heck Id not be surprised to see 4G or whatever connectivity being integrated into such a stereo at some point. Its built with the kind of features a young person would want to have in a large, high $ stereo. I wouldnt care about it. But when my son is 25 years old I could see him wanting such things.
Was such a surprise to me to see such a large high priced stereo being made and sold to the next gen of folks wanting such an item. Again, might give hope to more young folks thinking seriously about owning a real home stereo one day????? Who knows?????
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Of course, like the ugly girl, those are not the ones we remember seeing.
Actually, I don't remember seeing much at Costco, except the stack of tires. That will always remain with me.
Its days like these that reenforce my stance on why times are great being a hobbyist on a budget.
Several times a week when possible Ill pop in local 2nd hand shops as time permits. Ive long given up expecting to find some cool vintage receivers / speakers. All the places are PACKED with flippers who have more time on their hands than they should. I really couldnt care less about finding gear as Ive more than I should as it is. Not to mention what I find interesting these days is rarely found in such places. But I did very well finding gear before the flip phenomena went viral. Nowadays I mainly go for media.
These are great times for finding cool CDs cheap. They are now the LPs of years ago. Over the past several years Ive found just incredible music for 80c up to $2 each. The LPs are picked over as soon as they are wheeled out on a cart. But CDs are still not hawked nearly as aggressive. Which is wonderful. I dont think the majority of hobbyists in my area realize just how much amazing music was issued on CDs.
Some of todays finds were....
Blues,
Debbie Davies
Johnnie Johnson
Maria Muldaur
The Notting Hillbillies - great Mark Knopfler group
Jazz,
Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan
John Scofield and Pat Metheny
Stan Getz
Diana Ross Live
Ella in Berlin
Rock,
Police live
Kansas live
Skid Row debut
Tesla Mechanical Resonance
Cinderella Long Cold Winter
Harold Melvin and the blue notes
Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band
Screaming Trees
and more...
Varying genres and quality. For about $1 each its worth a spin just to check it out. I quite often buy without hearing stuff. Pull out my phone and do a quick search for info. If it sounds neat Ill take it for a spin. Found great stuff this way.
And I picked up this real unusual 1986 BSR branded CD player. A CD-316X model that was made in Japan. Set me back a whopping $7.50. Worked great doing a quick CD test to see track and time index. Will listen later in the week once I have time. Couple weeks back found a Magnavox CDB650 in mint shape for $5. Wonderful players which for this kind of money cant be beat.
And for modern music, look no further than the screen your staring at while reading this ;)
Yup, these are wonderful times!
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