Originally Posted by Yosemite:
“"Wean them off" ...
It's certainly sad that interest in the quality of music reproduction has declined.
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Sadly, since digital formats became dominant, this seems to have changed. For most young people (certainly those under 20), quality really doesn't appear to be an issue, & the overriding factors now seem to be portability and the ability to share with others (legally or otherwise).”
“"Wean them off" ...

It's certainly sad that interest in the quality of music reproduction has declined.
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Sadly, since digital formats became dominant, this seems to have changed. For most young people (certainly those under 20), quality really doesn't appear to be an issue, & the overriding factors now seem to be portability and the ability to share with others (legally or otherwise).”
This is all too apparent with a lot of the younger generation (I'm beginning to sound old now!) insisting on playing their music through the mobile phone speaker which is a) highly annoying to other people (eg on the train) and b) sounds absolutely awful. It seems to me that they're more interested in background noise, rather than actually wanting to listen to the music.






) and I plan to keep them but I'm just as happy listening to a decent quality digital version.