The extinction of human interaction takes yet another step forward...
@dabel....(....sorry, had to....) "Are we not men? We are DEVO!" And the divergence is....more concerning, and on occasion disturbing.... Well, some audio ('av'...ok...) shows, 'meet 'n greets', occur if only to draw the minority ('us', if you will) into interactions that either serve to get a name, a product, or some business drawn in. We're a very small slice of the pie chart. AXPONA and the like may be doomed by the tech not of its' making, and I'm not referring to CV or what may lie in wait ahead in that surreality.... VR with your personal headphones might be in (if not yours) the future. A 'live audio feed' from an array of calibrated mics that, like your video view, allow you to move about, 'sit down' in a sweet spot, turn your 'head' 360x,y,z.... Or, travel to another city for a show that hyped an extravaganza and delivered a wet mop to the ears and eyes....and even a drink at the hotel bar costs as much as half of the bottle that 'contributed to it'.... ...however blandly..... Even for a brew, FGS....🤦♂️😒 Some might want to actually want to meet me IRL, if only to toss me over a railing. Others, a nod, secretly dispatched... "Happy Hour" name tags can be dangerous, dependent upon how one is perceived.... ;) |
*L* If I was in a hurry (i.e., 'impatient'), I'd be 'there' by now, as you'd be. ;) Ones' tastes in audio grow over time and experience, tempered by $s' and the situations one experiences. Wine is a decent example... White/Red/domestic/imports/'bubbly'/new/aged/etc./ad infinitum.... Not all read reviews, the few that can 'taste' the nuances can afford the elysium of it. Most might be drawn by name or just the label graphic. Did you read or hear a review of your 'sig other' prior to? *LOL* I doubt it. ;) |
Yes, one can 'preview' audio gear given opportunity and desire. Most are still surprised in one manner or another as to the performance of same in their space with their existing devices. Not surprised indicates one thing, the flip another; the call of that depends on the individual making it. Expectations are like Hopes more than Assurances of success. I'm pleased with moi' junque' overall, because it only has to please me. ;) |
@ghdprentice ....and you are one lucky individual in your experience. 👍 Speaking of stories that make you do a 'parking brake halt from 80'..... Spouse 'n self on a road trip, long ago, away in somewhere lower Idaho. Stopped at a crossroads, middle of nowhere with nothing but a half dozen parked dusty cars...a small whiteish bus pulls over, appropo amount of citizens dismount. Bus has a very odd name, but no other means of discerning it's service to or for.... *?* Intersect one woman nearing her car.... 'What, Whom, Why?' "It (X) is a mine." Really...what for? " Molybdenum.....used for making rocket nose cones." Oh.... "Yeah, business is real slow.....we need a war." It's still....very hard...to either describe or even our reaction to that comment. Or the simple matter of fact way it was stated. We got the 'ell away from there.....but it took awhile to shake the effect of that tossed over shoulder aside. Happy to think you were engaged in trying to balance That out....to Any degree... |
@soix ....Can't blame Canada, so let's blame the aliens.... ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw_cdqQHGA8 |
