Popular Post sdolezalek Posted February 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2018 Somehow I don't think Steve Jobs would be in favor of the direction so many of these products are taking us in. The original Apple platform was designed as a way to unlock our creativity and provide us greater means to express ourselves, whether in writing or artistically. Even Job's careful choice of fonts was about artistic discretion and careful choice. Most of what we now face, and not just from Apple, is a series of products that make us better couch potatoes. Ideally we would just sit there focused on a screen, headphones or EIMs on, a gamestick in our hand, a voice controlled box at our side, a drone to deliver things (and a big wallet to pay for all that stuff and what we order with it) and an ever declining level of physical and intellectual engagement, discernment, creativity, individuality, active participation, mental challenge, etc. (as all that stuff gets in the way of simple consumption -- don't question, just keep buying). Which consumer products companies are today challenging us to be more? Speaking to our true individuality? Allowing for not just differences in taste but expectations of higher quality, better fidelity, more intense engagement? The Computer Audiophile, Urs, wgscott and 2 others 5 Synology NAS>i7-6700/32GB/NVIDIA QUADRO P4000 Win10>Qobuz+Tidal>Roon>HQPlayer>DSD512> Fiber Switch>Ultrarendu (NAA)>Holo Audio May KTE DAC> Bryston SP3 pre>Levinson No. 432 amps>Magnepan (MG20.1x2, CCR and MMC2x6) Link to comment
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