Precisely. If one needs to be mobile enough to live in a car, then a state of the art stereo system is just a stupid waste of money.
??? Are Manufacturers Killing Our Hobby ???
I had struck me recently that there is a GLUTTONY of equipment manufacturers these days & that,if not careful,the unchecked saturation of every corner of our hobby could bring about the demise of the entire industry..
There are only so many consumers of audio reproduction equipment to go around.The younger generations,as a whole,seem uninterested in the pursuit of music reproduction in the home..Live music events are less & less about the music & more & more about the "show"being put on..
Vendors at the last hi fi show I attended recently commented on how small the crowds were compared to previous years.
Too much of anything is never a good thing in the long run...Is it possible that the unbridled ability of manufacturers to saturate the market with too many choices could be a DEATH knell to our hobby in the not to distant future?
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Since Covid, there have been many new audio manufacturers that build expensive equipment that doesn’t sound any better than what is currently out there. We heard $35k speakers at an audio show that didn’t sound any better than my small revels in my 2nd/3rd systems which are 1/17 the cost. I see this more and more. But I also see legacy audiophile manufacturers making cheaper gear that sounds great. There are some new audiophile manufacturers that build expensive equipment (hundreds of thousands of $$$) that could be called the best of the best. I saw a few million $$$ systems in the last few audio shows that sounded fantastic. Its great to have choices but not every manufacturer will make it so if you buy equipment from a new boutique company, you might not have support in the future and will have a hard time selling down the road. For example, I had the top of the line Classe monoblocks and when they were in business and then out of business, I got nervous since the amps had a lot of newer technology in them, I sold them at a much reduced discount because the new buyer knew of any future risks, and the amps sounded fantastic |
"Because I already had a run in with 1 Karen yesterday before @dill ..WTH does it matter to anyone if I want to start my threads with ???......" Like I said before, it does not matter to me, just curious and now curious as why you won’t answer the question. |
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