Popular Post Kal Rubinson Posted February 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2023 FWIW, I've been involved in home audio from the late 1950's and, frankly, I do not see any reason to dwell in the past. What has changed is that audio (read "HiFi") has gone from a niche hobbyist passion to broad popularization (thank Hugh Heffner for that) and it has driven the hobbyist end to differentiate itself from the mass market. Superimposed on that is a remarkable explosion of the luxury ("bling") market for all things including audio. The world has changed, not just audio. As to the matter of objective progress, I see it as undisputable unless one needs to believe otherwise because of an emotional attachment to older technology or a general "bah humbug" attitude. I've confirmed this by going through a cycle of buying familiar older equipment in an attempt to save money for a second system, of being disappointed with it and of replacing it with modest modern stuff. I have a few products that I've kept but for nostalgia only. The Computer Audiophile, DuckToller, kennyb123 and 2 others 2 3 Kal Rubinson Senior Contributing Editor, Stereophile Link to comment
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