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Will Technology Kill the Audiophile Hobby?

Imagine audio technology in 2,000 years.

Maybe your stereo is the size of a deck of cards. Speakers are invisible. Cables are not used. Active room treatment built into the walls.

Is that the end of our hobby and fascination with audio gear? 
Is our identity in the big blocks of metal and wood? What happens to us?
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erik_squires
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limomangus
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2000 years ,you think the human race will still be here ? Instead of progressing how about regressing...Human race gets to start all over again,if possible. I guess there won't be any Audiophiles around  .Didn't Fred Flintstone have a record player...lol
sounds_real_audio
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It seems likely to me that there will be virtual reality systems with goggles and head phones and we can watch the actual performers play their music. Imagine bringing a symphony orchestra right into your room..
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michaelgreenaudio
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I hope everyone is staying safe during this time. I haven't been up here in a while but I think about the future of HEA all the time of course. Well not so much HEA (boat anchors) but listening systems in general.

I received another PM yesterday from an Agon member who made the switch from HE to Low Mass and is still amazed at what he was missing for so many years looking at his stacks of equipment in the middle of his soundstage as compared to his Low Mass equipment on Platforms. His system (electronics) is about a foot off the floor now, instead of the 3-5feet of filled racks that he has removed "never to return to". "Listening to my soundstage is more enjoyable than staring at those boxes of metal".

What I sometimes am amazed at is how many people in the hobby are still placing their components right in the middle of their soundstages completely messing with the speaker/room/ear relationship. For this reason alone I choose the small components. The other reason is when you hear an amp costing 100bucks totally beating up on a $30,000.00 amp it makes you giggle (maybe cry) just a little at the guys still buying into a mistake, or at least the past.

stay well

michael

allexandar
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Don't think so, it will be more accessible for people I think.
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