Audiphile Press: Am I jaded, experienced, or has it declined?
I remember Audio, Stereophile and TAS as an older teen getting me excited about music reproduction and technology. Getting out to listen to speakers and find gear I could afford to take me to music Nirvana.
I still like the gear, still like talking about it, comparing tech, sharing experiences and advice, but I can’t remember the last time I really thought "wow, that’s good writing!"
How about you?
Has too much press devolved to covering only the most expensive gear? Do we lack better international gear coverage? Does it all look like it could be easily written by an AI chat bot?
@erik_squires , I have not been in the US or any of your great shows but i have attended once the Munich show and was shocked as well. So many ideas from many small unknown brands make you dizzy. Hope to visit again some time. Same feeling happened on my many visits in Tokyo, but not at any show, just stores (apart from the Tannoy cult).
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For sure this is much better now, nothing to do with living into middle ages back then. Was the paper better than internet? No, but sometimes has its charms. Other than that it is nice to see that Stereophile, being a subscriber myself for many years, TAS, HiFi News, HiFi Choice, still exist, plus many more not in english language. Everything can be translated today, so nice and interesting reviews can be found.
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