In Reply to: We all made this bed. Now we have to lie in it! posted by Gag Halfrunt on March 28, 2012 at 04:43:59:
"Audio has reached its tipping point. The upcoming generations despise the concept of good audio, because they despise the audiophiles that push the concept of good audio."
Piffle! They probably don't even know what an Audiophile is.
Humans enjoy entertainment, that's why we create it. As our knowledge and technology have progressed we have consistently come up with improved ways to deliver more entertainment to more people, more conveniently at far lower costs than ever before. Not too long ago only a tiny fraction of the world's population had access to the sorts of experiences that are now available to virtually everyone!
By and large it has been additive, the symphony still plays but I have the option to loll around and enjoy the balmy evening in the park while listening to the same work on my iPod if I want to. If I loll a few weeks later I can listen to the radio broadcast of that very performance and since I may well have been there it's fun to relive it.
Do you also believe that people that enjoy movies do so because they despise those that go to plays?
It surprises me that this innocuous hobby seems to induce self-loathing in some practitioners. Maybe we are too sensitive and introspective, just how many football fans do you know that are the least bit concerned about what others think of their asinine pastime?
Rick
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- Who cares! - rick_m 09:45:52 03/30/12 (0)