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In Reply to: RE: PC audio IS mainstream audio. posted by rick_m on January 31, 2009 at 10:37:25:
For the computer-literate, it all makes sense. For those who didn't grow up in that era, it is rather daunting.
I remember when I had to get a computer to design crossover networks at Avalon in 1987 or so. I spent a month studying all of the magazines. I had to read them all three or four times before things started to make sense. And I was both smart and motivated. Even then I remember thinking "What in the hell is a BIOS?" They used the term a lot, but never explained what it even stood for, let alone meant. There wasn't an internet back then, so I couldn't just go online to acronymfinder.com!
We have about 20 people in our factory. About half of them use a computer on a regular basis. The rest barely know how to turn one on. Of the ones who use one, less than half could set one up from scratch. Of those, maybe half could solve problems if they occurred.
Whenever I go to a friend's house that needs help with their computer, it is pretty horrifying. They bought a system with much of the software pre-loaded. Then they added a few programs. After that entropy takes over. It eventually becomes a quagmire of disorganized files and directories and unused programs. Even if they buy a new computer and start over, they don't know how to transfer the files from the old computer to the new one.
Of the audiophile population, the rate of computer literacy is surely higher than average. But it still isn't anything like 100%. And there are still vast swaths of the country that only have dial-up. It will be a while before computers are the dominant way to listen to music. Obviously the iPod is the biggest force in changing that.
Which leads us to our USB DAC. If you've already got your music on a computer, that is the easiest way to get it off with high sound quality.
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