Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ?

The ipod/MP3 generation has the money now.

Now that the Absolute Sound Mag. is waxing so enthusiastically about Meridian's MQA technology, we are going to have to adjust our thinking all over again about getting even more realism out of our systems.  I already have invested in CD's, Tapes, Vinyl, and an IPAD and MAC-Mini 
formats, and yes, i am weary of even more technology that is superseding what i have already spent an obscene amount of money on.
And, with amplifiers costing over $150K and the latest speaker tech (Magico, Wilson, Focal, etc.) that HAS to be the next thing on my shopping list, i enjoy the pretty pictures for a few minutes, and then
put on the radio so i don't even have to get up anymore. 
    OTOH, when and if a store can sell off all my present gear and set up all this new stuff customized for my room, all guaranteed to thrill me beyond my wildest expectations, i will make out ONE check to make it happen. 
Maybe....

french fries and jmcgrogen2:   Go to the Absolute Sound website forum.

There are many topics with almost no posts!

And the forum has been up for years!

Look for recent post activity on the Stereophile website forum. The same!

Yes, traffic is slow.

As a matter of fact, I am pretty much set with my present system after getting a pair of Zu Event series I speaker cables. They really make me wonder if anything aside from PC audio would be a real step up.

I'm only a month and two days away from retirement and like the old saying about a man's mind being wonderfully concentrated the day before he's to be executed seems to apply here. 

As for older, classic equipment, I can't say one way or the other. There's only so much out there, most have been taken, and the rest seems to have sparked a rekindled interest of sorts. Like anything old, what goes around, comes around.

All the best,
Nonoise