«40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!»


Interesting video of Jay's audio lab reflections about the audiophile world:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM2E6MxkJiY

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High quality audio should always be in demand. 
 

Will always be to me anyway….


 

 

As a septuagenarian still acquiring new gear I'm fully conscious of whistling past the graveyard. No relative surviving me will want any of this stuff. My estate auctioneer won't even discover the hi-fi aftermarket. But that's OK. Got a dear friend, serious music lover and an old soul despite having parents younger than me. Apparently I did him trifling kindnesses many years ago -- forgotten by me, but momentous to him. Having connected in recent times via gastronomical events, last October we sat up until 4am downing 5 bottles of wine (good stuff) and grooving on 2-channel audio with The War on Drugs plus a great deal else. Pretty sure he would take my amps and speakers if he gets a dedicated 2-channel room by the time I croak. So there's that, and that's something.

Why should audiophiles care about whether the future generations care about this hobby? I have no skin in the game in the sense I'm not generating income from this, and beside the people who know about my obsession with the hobby think I'm crazy. Music is simply background noise for help in setting mood while involved in other activities for vast majority. Sitting in the dark listening to music played over a high end system for hours without distraction isn't a consideration in the hectic world of today.

None of this is news.  We are dying off and most of our prized gear and physical media will end up in landfills or museums.  I feel for the younger ones that are feeling lonely; hell I feel lonely; I know perhaps one audiophile in my bubble of the world.  I’ve tried proselytizing but I guess I’m no good at it.  Maybe you guys are better at it.  In my experience you can’t make someone crave filet mignon and a fine Cabernet when they are happy with Taco Bell and Angry Orchard