In the original post I talked about a bad dealer experience and how that might keep people from learning about better sound. I find so few people who have ever experienced really good hi-fi. Because of that, most scoff at the idea. They don’t think it exists, or place no value in it. Davekacy, you are like me in that music is an emotional experience. The better the sound the deeper my response to it. I joke that music is my therapy (along with some top shelf bourbon). But I’m not really kidding. And let’s face it, more people in this world could use some method to decompress. People everywhere seem angrier these days.
New acquaintances find it strange when I say I watch very little TV and instead listen to music most nights. If I tell them I also spend time crate digging or surfing streaming sites to find new music, like poke77 does, their eyes roll back. But when I get them to come listen to my rig things often change. Not always, but often. I play people music that they are familiar with and their reaction is often a treat. It’s fun when people look at you and say “I’ve heard this song a thousand times but never really heard it”. Some have been bitten by the audio bug this way.
My point is that exposure to real quality sound has to happen first. Where are people getting that taste these days.
New acquaintances find it strange when I say I watch very little TV and instead listen to music most nights. If I tell them I also spend time crate digging or surfing streaming sites to find new music, like poke77 does, their eyes roll back. But when I get them to come listen to my rig things often change. Not always, but often. I play people music that they are familiar with and their reaction is often a treat. It’s fun when people look at you and say “I’ve heard this song a thousand times but never really heard it”. Some have been bitten by the audio bug this way.
My point is that exposure to real quality sound has to happen first. Where are people getting that taste these days.