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In Reply to: RE: I think you're missing the point posted by mpw on October 09, 2009 at 22:04:16
You are absolutely right, "people who like good music along with good sound will naturally gravitate toward high-end equipment." But the problem is unlike almost any time in the past, we as audiophiles have disconnected from the current generation of music lovers.
The idea of this new generation of people turning up to an event with a pouch of CDs is absurd, because they might not use CD in the first place. This does not mean they listen to lo-fi MP3s, but simply means they get their music in CD quality (and beyond) online. So, what happens if a guy walks into a demonstration that he likes the sound of and pulls out his iPhone or a thumb drive and asks if he can play a track? In many cases, the answer is 'no'... and the music available has next to no resonance with him.
If we are ever to make such a person appreciate what good audio can do for them, we need to accommodate their musical demands, either by making provision for their music carrying format or by doing what we always used to - selecting the best 'now' music.
In short, what I'm saying we need to add to the audiophile's musical canon on a regular basis. Each year, a few mainstream recordings worthy of demonstration should make the grade and a few older ones should be sidelined.
What is so wrong with that?
Editor, Hi-Fi Plus magazine, from sunny ol' Englandshire
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