Post by Owen Y on Nov 22, 2019 10:03:12 GMT 12
Some random thoughts by Michael David Blumenstein in DAGOGO, worth pondering, to end the decade.
" ...through cassettes, mp3s, iPods, and finally streaming services—the experience of listening to music had become too convenient, too thoughtless, too easy, thus robbing the experience of its most intrinsic value. "
Is he just being wistfully nostalgic?
" Hi-Fi. It was a bonding experience for me with my uncle and that’s what the industry needs now more than ever. Bonding over listening to music regardless of the genre, one-on-one time growing that relationship WHILE listening to music and learning about gear... "
Do internet forums like this, now function as a 'bonding' medium?
" Records and turntables are making a comeback today NOT due to their sonics but because they are tangible media, something that today’s generation can physically feel and touch. "
Tis true, I think.
" Hi-Fi manufacturers have to be mindful of lines of products at reasonably affordable price points... In today’s market a more than adequate/decent system of speakers, turntable, integrated amp, and cables can be assembled for $1,500 or less. "
Yes indeed. And yes.
" Even with all of today’s societal revolutions and evolutions, it will still be incumbent on males, almost exclusively, to serve as a Sherpa, a role model for curious boys and girls leading them down the path into the hobby. "
It seems so.
" ...through cassettes, mp3s, iPods, and finally streaming services—the experience of listening to music had become too convenient, too thoughtless, too easy, thus robbing the experience of its most intrinsic value. "
Is he just being wistfully nostalgic?
" Hi-Fi. It was a bonding experience for me with my uncle and that’s what the industry needs now more than ever. Bonding over listening to music regardless of the genre, one-on-one time growing that relationship WHILE listening to music and learning about gear... "
Do internet forums like this, now function as a 'bonding' medium?
" Records and turntables are making a comeback today NOT due to their sonics but because they are tangible media, something that today’s generation can physically feel and touch. "
Tis true, I think.
" Hi-Fi manufacturers have to be mindful of lines of products at reasonably affordable price points... In today’s market a more than adequate/decent system of speakers, turntable, integrated amp, and cables can be assembled for $1,500 or less. "
Yes indeed. And yes.
" Even with all of today’s societal revolutions and evolutions, it will still be incumbent on males, almost exclusively, to serve as a Sherpa, a role model for curious boys and girls leading them down the path into the hobby. "
It seems so.
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