Julf wrote: > While the hipsters have already moved on from vinyl to cassette tape. > :) > > > I think "high end audio" lost the war quite a while ago. All that > remains is the audio fragment of the generic "high end" (as in "luxury", > or "mine is more expensive than yours") market. Just waiting for cables > by Dior, designed by Porsche, and Ferrari-badged record players.
Yup. I think we're just seeing the ultimate expression of consumerism play out. They might keep pushing on these forums and it might look bad for the objective no-nonsense folks, but I suspect the revenue side isn't looking great which is where it matters to these guys. I suspect when we see these kinds of tactics (eg. Ralph's comments about the HeadFi forum), it's a sign of desperation from the manufacturers and those that derive financing through advertising. Isn't it interesting the collapse of Hi-Resolution Audio at CES and SXSW in the span of about a year? (Where's Pono and Neil Young now?) When the majority of this stuff isn't sourced from any actual hi-Res mastering, the fraud can only go so far and I suspect there's less and less public who's willing to buy the hype. Although we'll continue to see the low end Bluetooth and cheapo vinyl gear grow for a while I suspect, the guys interested in true fidelity probably have moved on and are bored with stuff like what's being peddled by places like Audiostream. I think the worst thing people like Lavorgna can do is to shut down healthy debate which I suspect helped his traffic numbers. I am looking forward to upcoming trade show reports like Munich in May I think. Should give us an idea of what's up the audio manufacturers' collective sleeves. Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105254 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
