I get it. CES 2011 is the first time you really noticed the High-End. -nt

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Topic - Can anything be done to save our hobby? - Peter 19:39:42 01/13/11 (102)

Sorry to burst your bubble - Gag Halfrunt 19:07:48 01/14/11 (1)

RE: Sorry to burst your bubble and - Vic D 10:17:39 01/15/11 (0)

here is an example of exactly what you are talking about - jimmyjames 13:29:51 01/14/11 (0)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - Bob Neill 12:16:35 01/14/11 (7)

Apologies to Bob - David Aiken 12:45:50 01/15/11 (0)

"…our hobby…" - David Aiken 18:42:44 01/14/11 (2)

RE: Excellent post *2 nt - theaudiohobby 11:44:17 01/15/11 (0)

Excellent Post (nt) - josh358 10:58:58 01/15/11 (0)

New cars have to meet tighter crash, smog and fuel economy standards. - 4season 14:04:21 01/14/11 (0)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - chocolate_lover9999@yahoo.com 13:22:40 01/14/11 (1)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - Bob Neill 13:31:56 01/14/11 (0)

Looking at pictures and fantasizing owning it a hobby? - Don Till 11:24:03 01/14/11 (0)

Our hobby is dead... - mkuller 10:58:57 01/14/11 (0)

From what and for whom? And why? - AbeCollins 10:40:36 01/14/11 (0)

The "hobby" needs no saving, but the audio business plan has changed - JoshT 10:39:04 01/14/11 (1)

most in 70s and 80s was not a hobby... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 11:22:31 01/14/11 (0)

Good rant. My thoughts, exactly. - MMasztal 08:10:16 01/14/11 (1)

RE: Good rant. My thoughts, exactly. - DrChaos 09:24:13 01/14/11 (0)

No - Peter Gunn 07:57:35 01/14/11 (9)

RE: No - Doc B. 10:39:49 01/14/11 (0)

"but there must have been some outrageously priced gear then as well."... - MMasztal 08:13:16 01/14/11 (7)

NO!!! back in the 60's, 70's i could buy a system and know I had some of the best stuff made, then in the 80': - Elizabeth 22:12:19 01/14/11 (0)

true, and.... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 20:26:24 01/20/11 (0)

RE: "but there must have been some outrageously priced gear then as well."... - Peter Gunn 10:50:17 01/14/11 (2)

I think you missed my point... - MMasztal 11:20:54 01/14/11 (1)

RE: I think you missed my point... - Peter Gunn 12:00:42 01/14/11 (0)

RE: "but there must have been some outrageously priced gear then as well."... - morricab 09:44:02 01/14/11 (2)

RE: "but there must have been some outrageously priced gear then as well."... - Tony Lauck 13:54:00 01/14/11 (0)

"horribly expensive"?? Not really. You couldn't buy a house for... - MMasztal 09:48:11 01/14/11 (0)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - 3db 07:56:50 01/14/11 (1)

Another example of a rip-off - 3db 08:19:20 01/14/11 (0)

If You Were 13 Today... - AudioDwebe 07:54:07 01/14/11 (3)

RE: If You Were 13 Today... - Todd Krieger 18:17:55 01/14/11 (0)

Makes a lot of sense. - AbeCollins 10:21:08 01/14/11 (1)

RE: Makes a lot of sense. - AudioDwebe 13:41:23 01/14/11 (0)

"Our hobby" IS being saved. Hallelujah! - samtellig 07:47:39 01/14/11 (13)

But there is no place to hear it ... - reelsmith. 08:51:58 01/14/11 (6)

That's good because auditioning is likely to lead to a mistake. - samtellig 10:06:05 01/14/11 (0)

college & music - DrChaos 09:13:38 01/14/11 (2)

To each their own ... - reelsmith. 09:29:50 01/14/11 (1)

RE: To each their own ... - three_sox 16:01:48 01/14/11 (0)

I went to UMass-Amherst back starting 1973... - MMasztal 09:03:23 01/14/11 (1)

Those were fun times ... - reelsmith. 09:19:41 01/14/11 (0)

But how much well recorded, good music is there for adults - Paully 07:54:31 01/14/11 (5)

Lots of classical still. Much of it superbly recorded.(nt) - samtellig 09:53:30 01/14/11 (4)

RE: Lots of classical still. Much of it superbly recorded.(nt) - DrChaos 10:40:45 01/14/11 (3)

RE: Lots of classical still. Much of it superbly recorded.(nt) - Tony Lauck 13:43:46 01/14/11 (2)

RE: Lots of classical still. Much of it superbly recorded.(nt) - DrChaos 13:50:14 01/14/11 (1)

RE: Lots of classical still. Much of it superbly recorded.(nt) - Tony Lauck 14:06:11 01/14/11 (0)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - robert.gaboury@videotron.ca 07:07:11 01/14/11 (0)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - tmsorosk 05:54:41 01/14/11 (0)

Sure, buy new equipment frequently - morricab 03:19:02 01/14/11 (0)

get new people interested somehow... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 00:24:02 01/14/11 (9)

RE: get new people interested somehow... - macmagman 10:18:25 01/14/11 (1)

hey, its a great start!... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 11:15:39 01/14/11 (0)

Cool! Always wanted to be a 0% er - henrybasstardo 02:44:19 01/14/11 (2)

I think that's a fantastic idea! (nt) - Presto 12:12:53 01/14/11 (0)

RE: Cool! Always wanted to be a 0% er - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 11:11:42 01/14/11 (0)

MP3 sizzle.... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 00:32:45 01/14/11 (3)

RE: MP3 sizzle.... - Todd Krieger 02:01:17 01/14/11 (2)

RE: MP3 sizzle.... - haugenmarka@hotmail.com 11:06:02 01/14/11 (1)

RE: MP3 sizzle.... - Todd Krieger 17:43:29 01/14/11 (0)

Super-expensive equipment draws too much attention - Frihed89 23:43:19 01/13/11 (3)

a much better one for $20,000 that will sound far better than anything around back in the 60s. - blakey 15:31:29 01/14/11 (0)

"Stereophile" is like "Car and Driver"........... - Todd Krieger 00:08:23 01/14/11 (1)

Both are magazines. Exotic is not affordable. -nt - soulfood 04:07:50 01/14/11 (0)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - IEaudiodude 22:23:16 01/13/11 (0)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - Eric B 21:57:33 01/13/11 (0)

Save??? From what? .... - three_sox 21:28:55 01/13/11 (11)

Nothing to save.. - esande 22:07:54 01/13/11 (10)

RE: Nothing to save.. - Todd Krieger 02:21:33 01/14/11 (5)

RE: Nothing to save.. - henrybasstardo 02:48:44 01/14/11 (4)

RE: Nothing to save.. - Todd Krieger 17:59:36 01/14/11 (1)

I can't say... - esande 20:54:23 01/14/11 (0)

Afrocubism (nt) - esande 16:38:43 01/14/11 (0)

Jorma Kaukonen's last 2 CD's - MaggiesAndCats 11:29:35 01/14/11 (0)

RE: Nothing to save.. - three_sox 22:30:26 01/13/11 (3)

RE: Nothing to save.. - Todd Krieger 02:23:50 01/14/11 (1)

Kool ... - three_sox 03:05:30 01/14/11 (0)

RE: Nothing to save.. - IEaudiodude 23:08:52 01/13/11 (0)

I agree, and so apparently does John Curl. - jihad 21:11:42 01/13/11 (8)

RE: I agree, and so apparently does John Curl. - geoffkait 06:49:48 01/14/11 (0)

Do you agree that the term "affordable High-End" is an oxymoron? -nt - soulfood 05:21:27 01/14/11 (6)

No, but I doubt we'll agree on what constitutes "high end". - jihad 06:30:10 01/14/11 (5)

Perhaps not. Whom do you think would? -nt - soulfood 07:28:53 01/14/11 (4)

I think that most people would have their own definition. - jihad 07:39:13 01/14/11 (3)

That does muddy things up quite a bit. - soulfood 10:40:34 01/14/11 (2)

Not really. - jihad 11:19:09 01/14/11 (1)

I get it. CES 2011 is the first time you really noticed the High-End. -nt - soulfood 01/14/1113:02:51 01/14/11 (0)

You have a good memory. - Vic D 21:09:07 01/13/11 (3)

Yes, but if you'll recall... - Peter Gunn 06:56:59 01/14/11 (0)

RE: You have a good memory. - Todd Krieger 22:06:15 01/13/11 (1)

Peter & Todd I think I mentioned current intrest in both tubes & LP's - Vic D 12:53:14 01/14/11 (0)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - soulfood 20:30:39 01/13/11 (1)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - henrybasstardo 20:50:57 01/13/11 (0)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - henrybasstardo 20:23:56 01/13/11 (3)

Are we talking about $300 receivers/$200 speakers or "the high end" audio/audiophiles. - jihad 21:15:56 01/13/11 (2)

RE: Are we talking about $300 receivers/$200 speakers or "the high end" audio/audiophiles. - henrybasstardo 02:28:21 01/14/11 (1)

Not quite, - jihad 06:29:09 01/14/11 (0)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - esande 20:15:53 01/13/11 (0)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - Todd Krieger 20:15:26 01/13/11 (2)

RE: Can anything be done to save our hobby? - henrybasstardo 21:07:19 01/13/11 (1)

It's Not Individual Recordings......... - Todd Krieger 21:59:32 01/13/11 (0)

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I get it. CES 2011 is the first time you really noticed the High-End. -nt - soulfood 01/14/1113:02:51 01/14/11 (0)

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