Below are my opinions and I want to know what you guys think
HiFi industry, like most others, is manufacturer driven. More push than pull. Thanks to Internet, people with similar hobbies can interact to share and grow the hobby. Can this be used to shift the push to pull? If so, then what is that we want?
Like some of us, when I discover a manufacturer, then I get easily smitten with. It happened with B&W very many years ago, then Proac, then Pathos followed by Anthony Gallo (may be several in between like Devialet, Vivid Audio) and now B&O. More often than not, they have a design philiosophy a house sound which translates into all the products that they produce.
The more I look back, the more it confirms the school of thought that I subscribe to. Speakers are the key. Don't get me wrong here. Amplifiers, pre amplifiers, Source, DAC all are important but speakers are the key (If it is a 2 lock system, then the other key is the room!)
Now coming back to the topic of thread, what is it that I want the HiFi industry to transcend to
1. More all-in-one quality systems which can be run in stereo mode directly or as individual. Imagine the ability to set up two B&W A7 as left and right speakers which gives the advantage of physical seperation of L&R
2. More active speakers networked or non networked but atleast digital inputs built-in at all price levels. Imagine Zero one or Beloab 5, at each and every price range. This category is for people (read it as us) who know that they have space fo two speakers seperately from the beginning itself.
3. Quality Room correction built into the set up. Audyssey XT32 is so easily avaiable in many AVRs. However when it comes to 2 channel, some how the idea is to have pure / direct and people have to manually correct the room, speakers position etc etc which I find primitive (might be more effective and does not work so easliy when you change home every few years) Give a defeat switch to take the set up to Pure / direct more or release two versions.
4. Not all people who are into HiFi are ONLY traditional shaped box lovers or can they veto on what goes into living room. Aesthetics are important.
5. Naturally, all 2 channel should have easy ability to be integrated into a surround set up (for those that is needed)
6. Digital sources need to be looked completely different. UI is very important. If not same but proportionally large amount of effort should go in here as this is what people get to see.
....Feels Better! What do you think we should be getting?
HiFi industry, like most others, is manufacturer driven. More push than pull. Thanks to Internet, people with similar hobbies can interact to share and grow the hobby. Can this be used to shift the push to pull? If so, then what is that we want?
Like some of us, when I discover a manufacturer, then I get easily smitten with. It happened with B&W very many years ago, then Proac, then Pathos followed by Anthony Gallo (may be several in between like Devialet, Vivid Audio) and now B&O. More often than not, they have a design philiosophy a house sound which translates into all the products that they produce.
The more I look back, the more it confirms the school of thought that I subscribe to. Speakers are the key. Don't get me wrong here. Amplifiers, pre amplifiers, Source, DAC all are important but speakers are the key (If it is a 2 lock system, then the other key is the room!)
Now coming back to the topic of thread, what is it that I want the HiFi industry to transcend to
1. More all-in-one quality systems which can be run in stereo mode directly or as individual. Imagine the ability to set up two B&W A7 as left and right speakers which gives the advantage of physical seperation of L&R
2. More active speakers networked or non networked but atleast digital inputs built-in at all price levels. Imagine Zero one or Beloab 5, at each and every price range. This category is for people (read it as us) who know that they have space fo two speakers seperately from the beginning itself.
3. Quality Room correction built into the set up. Audyssey XT32 is so easily avaiable in many AVRs. However when it comes to 2 channel, some how the idea is to have pure / direct and people have to manually correct the room, speakers position etc etc which I find primitive (might be more effective and does not work so easliy when you change home every few years) Give a defeat switch to take the set up to Pure / direct more or release two versions.
4. Not all people who are into HiFi are ONLY traditional shaped box lovers or can they veto on what goes into living room. Aesthetics are important.
5. Naturally, all 2 channel should have easy ability to be integrated into a surround set up (for those that is needed)
6. Digital sources need to be looked completely different. UI is very important. If not same but proportionally large amount of effort should go in here as this is what people get to see.
....Feels Better! What do you think we should be getting?