GeeZa Wrote: > Very apt initial point by Jez and I think he is accurate in his > assessment of that industry segment. Traditional audiophiles like > tangibles like boxes and cables and wiring etc. and do probably have a > hard time with concepts like wireless data. Not being condescending, I > just always felt there's a strong traditionalist element in Hifi.
That's very true - I still like having something physical when I buy music and I still hanker after the old gatefold album sleeves - my mint copy of Roxy Music's first Album still makes e feel all warm and fuzzy. I think the wireless aspect makes audiophiles worry because of the lack of a physical transport medium, after all they spend a small fortune on cables, but this is digital and bit perfect is what is being strived for. The other aspect of course is that digital music has a bad reputation from poor quality downloads from iTunes and the like. Let's also not forget that the pinnacle of HiFi reproduction is often valve-based, so looking backwards over your shoulder to the past is common and accepted, whilst new technologies claiming "perfect" sound are to be mistrusted - CD fell into this trap at the beginning. Also any form of sound filtering or correction is a big no-no. Is now the time for Slim to do HiFi demos at shows? Perhaps they should... -- CardinalFang You're only young once, but you can be immature forever... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24901 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
