From the thread on best hifi product of the decade, which was then renamed best audio product of the decade.....
idc:
Sorry Andrew, but to me the above along with your earlier comments that the ipod is not really hifi is rather elitist. You have access to the finest hifi in the world through your work and so I can understand that to you the transistor radio and the ipod sound poor. But to the vast majority, who have not heard such kit, the transistor radio and ipod are a joyous means of accessing music that, whilst maybe not of the highest quality was still better than what had gone before.
I think you have just answered your own point by saying 'whilst maybe not of the highest quality': wouldn't argue for a moment with your view about the iPod now, and tranny then, bringing entertainment to the masses, but in terms of the standards of absolute fidelity to the original recording pertaining at the time, both could easily be bettered by contemporary equipment.
Now if this thread was 'what's the most important consumer entertainment product of the decade?'...........
So when and how do you draw the line between audio and hifi?
idc:
Sorry Andrew, but to me the above along with your earlier comments that the ipod is not really hifi is rather elitist. You have access to the finest hifi in the world through your work and so I can understand that to you the transistor radio and the ipod sound poor. But to the vast majority, who have not heard such kit, the transistor radio and ipod are a joyous means of accessing music that, whilst maybe not of the highest quality was still better than what had gone before.
I think you have just answered your own point by saying 'whilst maybe not of the highest quality': wouldn't argue for a moment with your view about the iPod now, and tranny then, bringing entertainment to the masses, but in terms of the standards of absolute fidelity to the original recording pertaining at the time, both could easily be bettered by contemporary equipment.
Now if this thread was 'what's the most important consumer entertainment product of the decade?'...........
So when and how do you draw the line between audio and hifi?