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Another Music Direct Catalog observation

I didn't want to hijack an existing thread about the current catalog's Joni cover so I started this one.

You know, I was thinking about this after I received my catalog and how burned out I was on "boomer music". I know as a Gen Xer, I've been saturated by Boomer culture since I came of age in the 80's, and my appreciation for these artists has waned in part because of their saturation in audiophile circles.

Yes, the MD catalog does pay lip service to contemporary artists, but its adherence to a musical paradigm that peaked 45 years ago or so is symptomatic of the undeniable waning of "hi-fi" as a hobby.
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kingbarbuda
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@millercarbon exactly!
I live in Chicago and have been to MusicDirect. I have met their sales team, seen them in action, been in their warehouse and listening room. I have also attended their massive record sales on the weekends. They are booming and not waning! Ha!
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audiovideonirvana
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99.999% of the artists today are not worthy of being a pus-filled carbuncle on Joni Mitchell's lip...
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simao OP
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Yes, music direct is booming; that's why they can afford such a high investment catalog like they put out. The please don't tell me that the high-end audio industry as a whole is becoming more marginalized, and that millennials uneven gen-xers are putting as much money into it has Boomer is dead for the past 40 years.

as long as the music they market continues to reflect an outdated cultural gatekeeper paradigm, not too many younger people are going to want to invest in it.
jpwarren58
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The music endures and the appeal of it continues to attract the waning and the waxing....regardless of genre or age of artist. Could MD have a more current listing of artists, sure, but not an indicator of hi-fi's demise. A conclusion without solid evidence.
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simao OP
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Most qualitative conclusions are. However, many threads exist on this forum that attest to hi end audio's current wane/marginalization. 
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