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In Reply to: New Generation -and the Lack of Audio Quality posted by elto on March 14, 2007 at 07:29:35:
Think back.How many people who had record players in the 50, 60's, and 70's had magnetic cartridges? What percentage of people in that period had well matched, well set up component systems?
How about the 70's? Probably the golden age as far as numbers of component systems being sold. Yet, how many of those buyers could have been considered serious hobbyists? Most just stuck the speakers in convenient locations and let it go at that. For them, components system or not, it was a music playing home appliance. Heck, most people who had access to FM of some sort listened to Top 40 or Drive Time stations.
The walkman was a big hit and so were car cassette and 8 track systems. For most people it's having the music and convenience and portability is more important than sound quality.
Some few of the iPod people will grow into good systems and a few of those will seek out older stuff like we do. Except, of course, older stuff for them may be 80's or 90's or even 21st century gear.
I guess my bottom line in this ramble is that we've always been a minority. We're probably destined to become an even smaller minority.
Eventually, the huge reservoir of '70s gear will dry up or become too old to be reliable without a complete rebuild. But unlike 60's tube gear, the parts for the 70's and 80's stuff is unavailable. Already, a lot of CD players are unrepairable.
Jerry
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