Mapman, right on. *G* (Just showing my age... ;)...)
"Serious Audio"...I think I'm 'doing' a variant of that...I'm serious about what I'm about, and I'll posit that the guys with the megabuck systems are, too. The guy jogging by with the buds in his ears, the musicians posting on Soundcloud, the galaxy of streamcasters, the entire continuum of musical endeavour spanning the globe, all that. And although I sometimes think the heated discussions that occur over cables get a tad over the top, I'll support the right to do so and applaud AG and any site that gives us the forum and freedom to do so. So rave on...
I know that I sometimes edge into trollishness in apparent attitude... I feel that there's more important issues of our life and times that should be concerning us, But...
I'll agree that the 'market' is changing, responding to tech, 'mass market desires', the global production community, economic forces, and whatever the ad agencies can blow up our butts and make one want to drain their wallets/purses/credit accounts. One picks and chooses their level of co-operation with all that. *L* 'Ell, I'd like a faster 'puter to run my junk on, so I'm not immune, either...
Support your B&M favorites. Support that local guy. Hey, I'm a micro-biz type, too. I like it when the phone rings, or the email beeps. Answer that ad, call that number, enjoy. Get behind whatever floats your boat as best you might and may.
Everything changes. That which remains in stasis is either dying or will get marked down shortly. *G* Just try to keep the fun factor in it and in mind. ;)
