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There is nothing wrong with the audio industry...

It has simply changed with regard to distribution channels. I've been interested in audio equipment for over 40 years as a means to enjoy listening to music. When I started this interest there was equipment I could afford and plenty I could not. Nothing has changed.

There was also equipment back then that was styled and priced as audio jewelry. Nothing has changed.

The youth of america at the time decided how to spend its time and what products to buy. Nothing has changed.

I was in the minority at that time that enjoyed to spend time just sitting and actively listening to music as opposed to the masses that listened either on the car radio or over portable radios. Nothing has changed.

There were people at that time who didn't appreciate or didn't understand spending all disposable money on custom car modifications or stamp collecting, or model trains. Nothing has changed.

The audio industry sells a wide variety of products across all price ranges to anyone who will buy. That is free enterprise, and God bless that hasn't changed.

People will never stop enjoying music. People who take that joy seriously and seek equipment within their respective budgets in order to support that interest will always be a small niche. Those that focus on the equipment more than the music will be an even smaller niche. How much any of this is a hobby or a lifestyle is up to each of us to decide.



Edits: 03/28/12

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