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It doesnât take much to figure out that I have something of a schoolboy crush on high-definition video. Indeed, I am taking this upcoming onslaught of HD content as a sign that it may in fact like me right back. Recently though, I came to the realization that there [...]
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1 year ago
Since you wrote this article, Dualdisc has hit the skids and SACD has 5,000 titles avaialable. I would like to see more emphasis on high quality home audio on this blog. This isn't just a question of which format, but of music appreciation. Our Society has become more and more visually oriented.
Walking into my local so-called "Hi-Fi" shop these days means being greeted by rows and rows of HDTVs, and although I own an HDTV and admire its advantages, does that mean that my audio needs to take a back seat? I think people are throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I cannot imagine watching a great movie on a 40 inch screen with one of those cheap Home Theatre in a box surround setups. The expreience would be completely underwhelming. Not that everyone needs or wants a Hi-Def audio setup, but with the advent of portable audio devices, is it any wonder that a Home Theatre in a box sounds good to so mnany consumers.
Audio has become the afterthought in our visually oriented society.