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Does anyone else think this

I was going through the current edition of the absolute sound. They featured the best products for the year. A lot of those products are big speakers and amplifiers. I was thinking in about 20 years when most of the baby boomers are retiring or passing on that these products will wind up in landfills or be boat anchors. The generation behind us has no interest in speakers as big as a house or giant amps that take up floor space. They see these as a complete waste of space and disgusting. The few times younger people have seen my system they always comment " why do you have all that stuff, and what does it do"
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inna
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Because "cassette" is more difficult to pronounce than "ipad". Principle of simplicity, sort of.
I also remember my $100 Technics direct drive turntable, that despite all its flaws could get you into the recording. And I didn't even bother to clean the records then.
It's ridiculous how those i-devices sound - they can't get a single note right. Or rhythm, for that matter.
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geoffkait
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Not sure I would put cassettes in the same sentence with boom boxes. Innocent question: why did vinyl LPs go by the wayside? Please remind us. Tape like cassette tape is a natural medium. It breathes.
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cleeds
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10-25-15: Geoffkait
... Innocent question: why did vinyl LPs go by the wayside? Please remind us.

The primary appeal of CDs over LP was convenience. The CD is compact, and the players are plug 'n' play.

A secondary appeal was price. Compared to a fine turntable/pickup arm/cartridge/phono preamp combo, even the first CD players were inexpensive.
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geoffkait
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On a related topic I find listening to YouTube on Mr. IPad the sound can be quite good actually, but a function of whether the video is HD or whatever. Check out for example the Slash/Ron Wood (note slash after the name Slash) rendition of Stay with Me, the old Faces chestnut. Or Live Beck doing Loser at some huge outdoor venue. AC/DC live in Paris is pretty awesome, too.
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