--- Two different entities for two very different groups of people: the 'groupies' and the 'groomies'. :b
Any wrong statement can can be refuted. No need for research to state the obvious.
... Hi-Res for the high end and cloud streaming for the mass market with the present as a placeholder? Looking more and more like it.
----- Right there; the two opposite camps. :b ...Each driven by its own force, clientele.
- I'm in the first camp; the minority, like most of you guys & gals here. :b
...We are the true hardcore remaining audio gladiators!
...And we are keeping the good traditions alive!
Let's celebrate the true essence of life!
One more on the original question:
I believe Room Correction was a 'High-end' innovation. I first heard of and auditioned a SigTech unit in the early '90s at a high-end audio salon. It was revolutionary.
Unfortunately, the high-end is biased against things they don't understand and it went nowhere for a decade. Not until TacT pushed through with modest success did it become more accepted.
Conversion into mass-market happened thanks to Audyssey, who through a licensing-based business model, successfully penetrated average gear at mid-market prices.
So today, your $800 receiver can perform significant (+/-15dB, and 1sec decay time) improvements to in-room performance. So what was a $15,000 dream in the early '90's is now common on pretty much any receiver.