Give them money to buy a house to put the stereo in? :dunno:And maybe this is something for the forum to think about. Do we want more younger people on here? If so what are the factors to attract and retain them?
Give them money to buy a house to put the stereo in? :dunno:And maybe this is something for the forum to think about. Do we want more younger people on here? If so what are the factors to attract and retain them?
That is the truth of it.Give them money to buy a house to put the stereo in? :dunno:
Because we are all ageing 40s ,50s and upwards that really understands music and HIFI and we are the generation of HIFI we are the only ones who care for what we like in our hobby we got brought up on it .And we don’t seem any closer to understanding why we have this age profile on this forum which seemed the point of the question in the survey.
That sounds like a fairly accurate description to me.Shame there weren't more female responders.
Makes me feel rather like a 'mad-bloke-tinkering-in-his-shed" kinda vibe.
Ho-hum
Growing up in the late 60's and 70's Hi-Fi was in its golden era, Hi-Fi shops on most high streets, some massive establishments in London, Laskys anyone? So it was very much the must have thing, we have grown up with it, appreciate it, and cannot live without it. Todays must have equivalent is a phone with spotify and a Sonos system at best, but for most Alexa and an echo dot. To be fair these sound quite reasonable, especially if you compare them to what we had for convenience, a Transistor 6 pocket radio!And we don’t seem any closer to understanding why we have this age profile on this forum which seemed the point of the question in the survey.
Yes technology has changed. Yes most want it now and for free. TV watching has been in decline for 10 years until last year. They spend more time on social media, even when in a pub. Some will probably get HiFi systems when they get older. But I know of older people getting rid of their HiFi systems, women have more influence in the home than they used to, SWMBO, I have seen numerous times on HiFi forums, in the last 10 years, when choosing speakers.The situation has been accurately summed up. Times have changed and technology has advanced. The cold fact is that convenience is far, far more important to young people today than SQ and there is very little interest in listening to an album in full. The only glint of light I can see is the popularity of headphones, some of quality. They are two channel and in time some of the young people who have bought decent sets might wish to replicate the experience through a pair of speakers.
I could not agree more, instant satisfaction whether music, food or other entertainment & services is the norm today creeping up through age groups. as my granddaughter has pointed out I was born in the first half of the last centaury.The situation has been accurately summed up. Times have changed and technology has advanced. The cold fact is that convenience is far, far more important to young people today than SQ and there is very little interest in listening to an album in full. The only glint of light I can see is the popularity of headphones, some of quality. They are two channel and in time some of the young people who have bought decent sets might wish to replicate the experience through a pair of speakers.
It can be cross fertilization, my daughters now in their 30's & 40's as teens gave me Guns & Roses & others my much younger son 27 gave me deadmau5 and others, my son in law then in his late 20's Prodigy he is a vinyl freak, my 2 older grandchildren love music because of their mum & dad as babies their car music was Prodigy & Beethoven et al. As babies my daughters lay between My Quad 57's playing music. Not indoctrination but encouragement.The great thing about music is most people like it what ever age you are or what country you come from its a gift so as much as i want my daughter to carry on from me i can not see it .
She's a 11 years old she likes some of my music like Ozzy but she also likes Pop music which i do not but the main thing is I've past on my love of music on to her what ever she listens to it on the future it doesn't matter the bug there I've done my job but hope she will use my Hifi when i am not around if she understands how it all goes together and can left the amplifier by herself
I have been thinking about music in different countries, I have visited Asia a fair amount before Covid and music is not as popular, in many countries as here. I went to a record shop in Bangkok, it was like the cupboard under my stairs. The biggest music markets, I think, are the USA, Japan, UK and then Germany.The great thing about music is most people like it what ever age you are or what country you come from its a gift so as much as i want my daughter to carry on from me i can not see it .
She's a 11 years old she likes some of my music like Ozzy but she also likes Pop music which i do not but the main thing is I've past on my love of music on to her what ever she listens to it on the future it doesn't matter the bug there I've done my job but hope she will use my Hifi when i am not around if she understands how it all goes together and can left the amplifier by herself