The Kids Are Alright
THIS ISSUE: Reports of highperformance audio’s death have been exaggerated. It’s one of audiophiledom’s eternal questions: What can we do to draw more music lovers into the audiophile fold? Of the proposals bandied about on audio forums, two seem predominant: a) sell stuff more people can afford, and b) sit your neighbor or the cable guy in front of your stereo, cross your fingers, and let ’er rip—the theory behind b) being that the experience will be so epic as to transform the reluctant participant into an audiophile butterfly. As if. These ideas aren’t wrong, but their aim is all over the map. Actual human beings have a ton of other things—and not just fun things— they’d rather do. Things that don’t involve sitting in front of music while doing nothing but listening. Unlike…
