I would say that the number of people concerned about audio quality has not decreased -- possibly even gained. But relative to the number of people who are interested in having music of their own selection available at their convenience, the ratio is low.
You can buy excellent equipment these days for relative low costs -- amplifier quality, for instance, has improved tremendously in all but the low-end of the mass-market. Digital sources of amazing quality are extremely cheap. That leaves speakers, which are distinctly not of uniformly high quality. There are certainly bargains to be had, however. If you want it, it's there.
But most people would rather have good music at a low price than great music at a moderate price. I cannot blame them, either. The shortage of high-quality recordings in the first place makes this somewhat moot.
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Date: 2008-03-27 05:57 pm (UTC)You can buy excellent equipment these days for relative low costs -- amplifier quality, for instance, has improved tremendously in all but the low-end of the mass-market. Digital sources of amazing quality are extremely cheap. That leaves speakers, which are distinctly not of uniformly high quality. There are certainly bargains to be had, however. If you want it, it's there.
But most people would rather have good music at a low price than great music at a moderate price. I cannot blame them, either. The shortage of high-quality recordings in the first place makes this somewhat moot.