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Many less than in Hi Fi's hey day!The DVD was thought to restart interest in audio - but in the end, it is a visual world. Still, MP3 is out there and CD sales are strong - even though no one makes them anymore!So, whats the next big thing?
As with an influx of information, it's easy to get into being an audiophile with all the guides people make on where to start and which items are safe for new people. I think it's the step after getting into it that's harder, you now have to find your own taste while wading through a ton of products. In some ways it's easier now because of returns being easier then again some people don't like that type of stuff either.I found it difficult to commit because I don't have a lot of cashflow to risk on stuff i wouldn't like and I know it seems silly but I've never been someone to return an item I didn't enjoy unless it was broken or unusable. So I basically buy something and cross my fingers i don't hate it well after whatever research I've found about it. I should probably stop that, since I did the same thing for fragrances and regretted it too
I've personally found that simply following someone in the industry helps that sounds good. I've been following Audio by Van Alstine for decades as for great "budget" stereo systems. It also helps to list your system here and tell people what you like or don't like about it. "Unfortunately," you may get too many suggestions!
I found it difficult to commit because I don't have a lot of cashflow to risk on stuff i wouldn't like and I know it seems silly but I've never been someone to return an item I didn't enjoy unless it was broken or unusable. So I basically buy something and cross my fingers
Is it me or is there getting to be less and less audiophiles ?? Seems like everyone back in the 1970s through the late 80s in my family and most friends had some type of 2 channel stereo system. Most families just buy a cheap off-the-shelf home theater and rarely listen to music anymore.
Hi all I’m having a bit of trouble navigating the site. But hopefully this will get me going in the right direction. lol I’m new just started tonight 12-7-23 I randomly found this forum while looking for information on some Salk soundstage 8’s (ss8) as I have an opportunity to buy a set of ss8 cabinets but only that the cabinets! So I joined to see what possibly I can find out about acquiring all that’s needed (internals,speakers,grills) to complete a Salk set that never was finished. The Salk audio co. Closed it’s doors earlier this year which is sad to hear about as just one less audio company around but even more sad is that they’re a Michigan based company that I had no idea about until recently and I had lived only a few miles away from their location! So I’ve been doing my best to try and get some lead on components to make them complete. I’ve yet to find any source for a starting point until coming across a thread on ss8’s. So I signed up and joined the forum and I’m excited to see where it takes me! I’m trying to not get too excited on or stuck on the possibilities of what could be as I have my eyes on a few sets but those are all together plug and play speakers vs these needing quite a bit of work. Any and all suggestions I’m open to hear as I hope to get past the newbie level here to start getting down to what possible audio people to chat with and get great advice on what would be best suited for me coming from others who have insight in audio!! Thank you hopefully this makes the cut to be seen! 🍻
