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Youngsters these days.

My 24 year old grandson finished his tour in the service recently and has been staying with us for the past several months. He got himself a good job, to help out and take care of himself, while deciding what to do in the future - back to school, etc.
After he got a few good pay checks, I joking suggested he buy his Pa a new CD player. If looks could kill. "Why would you want a new CD player?" He asked. I told him "just to upgrade the one I have". "No one buys CD players anymore" he exclaimed. "Then what's your Idea of fine Audio, a WalkMan?" I asked. "WOW! There's not even any such thing as a WalkMan any more" he said. To which I replied, "Ya there is, we have a guy on our forum who swears by em". He just rolled his eyes and said "No - Streaming! Using an iPhone or iPad you can get a streaming package and get all the music you want". "Why would I want to do That?" I asked "I have hundreds of great LPs and CDs, that I'm perfectly happy with." To that he replied "OK Boomer".  I guess that meant he knew I was right.
Why is it that youngsters just don't understand the love that some of us old folks have for our old LPs and CDs and we  have no interest in paying for another monthly service, to listen to all the music we already have?
jhills
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cakyol
940 posts
 
Because they do not have any "class" any more.  I sometimes overhear the absolute crap my kids listen to and lose hope for the future..... :-(
larryi
4,032 posts
 
It is probably prudent to NOT voice those sentiments about your kids, after all, they may be making certain critical decisions about your life in your dotage.

This reminds me about how, when we were riding around in the family car and certain rock/pop songs came up on the radio that my father would mock.  I would reply by singing some crap tune from the days when he was about my age, such as, Ish Kabibble's "Three Little Fishies."
isochronism
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My Dad would let me listen to top-40 station in the car, (I even thought many songs were lame) Example: Silence Is Golden by Tremeloes would come on, he'd exclaim: "then why don't they shut up"? Many don't appreciate the younger generation's music. I can understand that.
dramatictenor
183 posts
 
So I have a cd player, a streamer and two turntables. I prefer the sound of records, but streaming is fine quality. What I don’t understand on this thread is the talk of snap, crackle and pop on vinyl. My records are silent. Do people mistreat their lps? Not keep them clean? Not clean their stylus each side? I don’t understand. (I mean I kinda do, but isn't this site for audiophiles and music lovers? Why would they abuse their stuff?)
rajugsw
217 posts
 
Please Thank Your Grandson for His Service. My Son is in The Army Reserves. I just turned 50 last year but sold all my Vinyl 3 years earlier but transferred them all to 96/24 PCM files/DVD-Audio Discs. I don't miss the care and feeding that Vinyl requires. I am not the Nostalgic type that ritualizes the whole cue up, put arm down, and then turn over the record when the sides is complete kind of Audiophile anymore. 

A properly mastered/remastered SACD.DSD file will equal or surpass it's Audiophile Cut & Pressed Counterpart IMHO.
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