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...of this forum. If it's to continue, it needs a moderator. Pls post your willingness to do that. This function should require virtually no additional time for someone who already uses or at least views this forum frequently.
Do you have to own Vandersteens?
Wow, pretty extreme move to get out of moderating.
It seems that the middle class has gone out of audio too.I recently had to explain to a younger co-worker what the term "HiFi" means. She (educated, early 30's) genuinely didn't know what I was talking about when I tried using the term "Stereo" as an alternative and responded with a gesture suggesting a boombox.In my mid 40's, I have no friends, colleagues or acquaintances who have any interest in HiFi. I'd go further and say I know of hardly anyone even interested in music - it's been reduced to something you consume like disposable fashion. It's a lonely passion.
Haw! Even my Dad, 40 years ago couldn't figure out why I'd want to sit in a room by myself to just listen. In my mind that sums up the modern thought of audio: too passive; not stimulating enough; too lonely; geeky yet not hobbyist interactive enough for most nerds (thus A/V is replacing audio in the mass market).Most music lovers would rather spend the time/money to hear it live, aren't into tech, and just pass it over for A/V.Nowadays entry level gear has to fit in a small multi-purpose room ("lifestyle") and not be a set of monuments (looking better/more expensive/unexplainable than the rest of the furnishings and be located so as to be impossible to avoid). Sock covered/lacquered monoliths, freaky/huge speakers (attend an audio show), and rack full of electronics that take 30 minutes to turn on and warm up is definitely out of the main stream of family life or dinner parties.So yeah, why should the average, intelligent person comprehend why someone would invest thousands on gear and dominate a room just to sit there by yourself to hear a recording better?
Most music lovers would rather spend the time/money to hear it live, aren't into tech, and just pass it over for A/V.
In Munich, Richard Vandersteen confided in a mutual friend that he can no longer sell the speakers that made him famous. Nowadays the big dollar models are selling briskly but the 1b and 2c aren't moving at all. I can't speak to the accuracy of those claims but my source is unimpeachable. It seems that the middle class has gone out of audio too.
Relaying a quote from someone is a slippery slope. We have no idea what the context was.
This really depends on your definition of "music lover". My experience is that as people get older they have less tolerance for other people at live events and prefer the comfort of their own home. Plus, most of the acts we enjoy have become nostalgia and the cost of concert tickets are crazy.I used to set 10-20 concerts per year. It is now down to less than half a dozen.
...So yeah, why should the average, intelligent person comprehend why someone would invest thousands on gear and dominate a room just to sit there by yourself to hear a recording better?
