I was referring to my kids' generation. They are 13 and 14 years old (which incidentally is the age at which i got into audio) and Emma and Harry are way too fuddy duddy not too mention their increasing penchant for wokeness. The influencers they follow have very little discernible talent apart from producing YT videos. Emma is a talented actress whilst Harry is very talented at being subservient to someone else.
There are reasonable reports that Boomers and older Millennials buy this vinyl to play music, y'know, how God intended.
Well, my son is really interested & he's 24. He loves all sorts of music & loves sitting and listening to Dad's system. But then he's been brainwashed...
) and wants to know how to put it together "but there are a crazy number of boxes and wires to learn about". This more than anything else puts him off the idea of putting together his own system. His problem with "The Stereo" as he calls it is that its easier to stream music than mess around with a turntable and have to set it all up, deal with hum, position speakers accurately etc etc. I think HPs initial concept and pursuit of making Hifi sound like “real instruments in real space” was fundamentally correct. His development of audio descriptive language was important but he was no scientist and therefore his methodology was chaotic and sometimes results contradictory. But I don’t think he was toxic...he was a seeker.
Which is probably why most can't cook either. Deliveroo is much simpler.Well, my son is really interested & he's 24. He loves all sorts of music & loves sitting and listening to Dad's system. But then he's been brainwashed...
One day he will end up with my system (hopefully not for another 50 years
If good audio is seen as hassle why would young people want to have it?
I don't have a problem with them buying it mainly for the art work or because it is trendy. After all many expensive watches or trainers are bought for the way they look not because they tell time better than my casio or are more comfortable than a pair of Eccos.
My point Howie is that noone, old or young, buys beautiful jewellery or watches, or cars, or roadbikes, or handbags, or trainers etc etc, to purely look at. Maybe only this hobby has a young contingent not deeply into the culture.
And our hobby is one of the few that can not be displayed on the street to friends and strangers. Where's the fun in that? I knew someone over here who drove a brand new Rolls Royce but lived in a very small apartment. The Roller was for image. A hifi system would have done bugger all in that department.
Do you buy your system for prestige or to show off? Neither do I. People who are interested in that are not the ones you want to attract anyway.
Well if they can help bring the price down I don't mind! Also some will convert sooner or later. The important thing is to get more people interested.
I am not considering Living Voice - too expensive for me. My interest in these sessions was triggered by searching about the Kondo KSL DAC.This was part of my argument in support of the early incarnations of TAS and Stereophile. I personally think that the current version of TAS can be considered somewhat "toxic" for reasons I have expounded on earlier in this thread.
Also note that CD unit sales increased significantly as well. Overall I'm not sure those sales figures apply much to high-end audio or audiophiles...
