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In Reply to: No, hi-fi was the large audience, if that posted by John Marks on May 23, 2008 at 17:46:24:
"The 'High End,' such as it ever was (read Ken Kessler's book) was a reaction to the marketing decisions of the former pathbreakers such as AR, Marantz, and Fisher, many of which had been acquired, to subordinate sound quality to specmanship and convenience."
One of the most dead-on statements on the subject matter that I've ever come across. Bravo.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Adieu to the true audiophile? - WW85 05:49:00 05/23/08 (93)
- Relax. The decline of hifi has never been documented - Frihed89 05:33:03 05/26/08 (0)
- Adieu to and a pox on the Doom mongers! - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 06:54:35 05/24/08 (4)
- RE: Adieu to and a pox on the Doom mongers! - lord addleford 05:34:37 05/26/08 (0)
- Most Americans cannot afford expensive consumer electronics, in fact, but buy them often despite this - suits_me 12:13:45 05/25/08 (0)
- Great point - WW85 10:14:07 05/24/08 (0)
- Yeah, what's the point of wallowing in this stuff? - Dave Pogue 09:03:57 05/24/08 (0)
- every single one of your premises is false - troporobo 18:31:56 05/23/08 (14)
- Rosy Republican vision - Feanor 09:44:40 05/24/08 (3)
- can we get back on track? - troporobo 17:38:33 05/24/08 (2)
- Not what I said... - WW85 20:04:02 05/24/08 (1)
- actually I think we are in agreement on most of this - troporobo 20:55:37 05/24/08 (0)
- If you want to defend this economy- Go for it - WW85 19:34:59 05/23/08 (1)
- no, not at all - troporobo 22:25:32 05/23/08 (0)
- Agreed... nt - Sherlock 19:31:02 05/23/08 (0)
- wow, someone else who can read through the BS! :) - danny kaey 19:05:19 05/23/08 (0)
- Being more in debt is not being "better off"... - mpathus 19:01:32 05/23/08 (5)
- Have you considered? - E-Stat 20:00:42 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: Have you considered? - mpathus 21:55:57 05/23/08 (0)
- We may have more debt on a macro basis---for now... - Sherlock 19:36:35 05/23/08 (2)
- Economics not required reading for Audiophiles... - mpathus 21:15:19 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: Economics not required reading for Audiophiles... - Sherlock 21:37:36 05/23/08 (0)
- Sorry .... I disagree - Sherlock 18:11:01 05/23/08 (6)
- RE: Sorry .... I disagree - Jim in Blacksburg 20:16:08 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: Sorry .... I disagree - Sherlock 20:45:48 05/23/08 (0)
- RE: Sorry .... I disagree - WW85 18:53:26 05/23/08 (3)
- RE: Sorry .... I disagree - Sherlock 19:09:50 05/23/08 (0)
- curious, by average American do you mean the guy who can't spell his name but has an iPhone? - danny kaey 19:07:43 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: curious, by average American do you mean the guy who can't spell his name but has an iPhone? - WW85 20:47:12 05/23/08 (0)
- Was high-end audio ever a big audience? - Budrew 16:12:10 05/23/08 (14)
- Disagree...... - Todd Krieger 17:52:19 05/23/08 (0)
- No, hi-fi was the large audience, if that - John Marks 17:46:24 05/23/08 (2)
- RE: No, hi-fi was the large audience, if that - Todd Krieger 05/23/0817:55:36 05/23/08 (1)
- Thanks - John Marks 09:35:13 05/24/08 (0)
- RE: Was high-end audio ever a big audience? - Tom Brennan 16:41:11 05/23/08 (9)
- It is truly a shame - E-Stat 20:04:46 05/23/08 (7)
- RE: It is truly a shame - Tom Brennan 00:26:15 05/24/08 (6)
- I still have Advents! - E-Stat 07:27:14 05/24/08 (5)
- RE: I still have Advents! - Tom Brennan 09:55:22 05/24/08 (4)
- What you do claim - E-Stat 10:26:15 05/24/08 (3)
- RE: What you do claim - Tom Brennan 10:36:20 05/24/08 (2)
- "Did Fine"? - E-Stat 12:16:59 05/24/08 (1)
- RE: "Did Fine"? - Tom Brennan 14:02:45 05/24/08 (0)
- RE: Was high-end audio ever a big audience? - Budrew 16:59:54 05/23/08 (0)
- Pounding On the Symptom, Not the Root Problem...... - Todd Krieger 12:13:05 05/23/08 (13)
- You're getting old dude - Frihed89 05:40:20 05/26/08 (0)
- Remember the excitement - Bruce Kendall 13:10:04 05/23/08 (10)
- Never locked myself in a room... nt - clarkjohnsen 09:45:29 05/24/08 (0)
- I Hear Ya...... And....... - Todd Krieger 17:31:33 05/23/08 (0)
- Absolutely right - mbnx01 14:57:52 05/23/08 (1)
- Hmmmmm..... - Bruce Kendall 15:02:34 05/23/08 (0)
- Why wouldn't they? No one has a lock on emotions. . - John PA 14:41:25 05/23/08 (4)
- The other thing is - Bruce Kendall 15:00:34 05/23/08 (3)
- RE: The other thing is - Tom Brennan 15:45:42 05/23/08 (2)
- His recordings are well recorded? - John PA 21:52:12 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: His recordings are well recorded? - Tom Brennan 00:40:30 05/24/08 (0)
- RE: Remember the excitement - WW85 13:21:36 05/23/08 (0)
- RE: Pounding On the Symptom, Not the Root Problem...... - WW85 12:46:52 05/23/08 (0)
- Kids today ... - reelsmith. 12:07:07 05/23/08 (0)
- The real reason is the price of admission. It has skyrocketed!! - Elizabeth 11:18:52 05/23/08 (13)
- Elizabeth you are SO confused that it will take a REAL MAN like me to deconfuse you - Richard BassNut Greene 08:34:55 05/27/08 (0)
- Elizabeth Must Have Just Purchased a New Component... - Doug Schroeder 15:48:10 05/23/08 (0)
- I must respectfully disagree re: price of "admission." - John Marks 15:29:29 05/23/08 (0)
- Don't agree - Jim Austin 12:58:47 05/23/08 (6)
- If that is true, - rbolaw 06:02:25 05/24/08 (5)
- A lot of that gets covered - John Marks 09:49:36 05/24/08 (3)
- RE: A lot of that gets covered - andy_c 10:11:42 05/24/08 (2)
- Thanks - John Marks 11:23:55 05/24/08 (1)
- Affordable components - Jesse 06:20:35 05/26/08 (0)
- You need a mix of equipment reviews - Atexanathome 06:35:06 05/24/08 (0)
- But, but, but.... - JMCIII 12:32:37 05/23/08 (0)
- Yes... - kuma 12:24:14 05/23/08 (0)
- I think that about covers it. nt - free.ranger 12:22:38 05/23/08 (0)
- Another "demise of high end audio" article...ho-hum... - mkuller 11:11:51 05/23/08 (4)
- RE: Another "demise of high end audio" article...ho-hum... - WW85 12:17:45 05/23/08 (3)
- I have a couple of questions - E-Stat 15:02:26 05/23/08 (2)
- RE: I have a couple of questions - WW85 15:38:46 05/23/08 (1)
- No big deal - E-Stat 15:45:00 05/23/08 (0)
- RE: blogs are like opinions - LousyTourist 08:31:25 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: blogs are like opinions - WW85 08:49:52 05/23/08 (0)
- RE: Adieu to the true audiophile? - Jim in Blacksburg 08:07:56 05/23/08 (4)
- More like Adieu to the traditional stereo - WW85 09:17:36 05/23/08 (3)
- RE: More like Adieu to the traditional stereo - Jim in Blacksburg 10:04:44 05/23/08 (2)
- RE: More like Adieu to the traditional stereo - WW85 10:56:55 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: More like Adieu to the traditional stereo - Jim in Blacksburg 13:16:03 05/23/08 (0)
- Priorities... - tketcham 06:54:15 05/23/08 (0)
- Nah - E-Stat 06:50:33 05/23/08 (7)
- RE: Nah - soulfood 13:28:46 05/23/08 (2)
- Which adjective do you prefer? - E-Stat 19:53:26 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: Which adjective do you prefer? - soulfood 05:08:09 05/24/08 (0)
- RE: Nah - Bill the K 07:22:59 05/23/08 (0)
- RE: Nah - WW85 07:08:01 05/23/08 (2)
Follow Ups
- RE: No, hi-fi was the large audience, if that - Todd Krieger 05/23/0817:55:36 05/23/08 (1)
- Thanks - John Marks 09:35:13 05/24/08 (0)