SteveCresswell wrote: > You must be joking! > > It's 2012 and over a weekend the end of May, as we have done since 2006, > > my fellow DIY valve amp hobbyists and I will be having our six monthly > meeting in a local pub function room. > We have a great time showing and listening to our latest creations and > we certainly > DONT believe in exotic wires or any of the other foolery that goes with > the outer limits of this hobby. >
There are always exceptions to any rule, but that doesn't change the reality that audiophilia is a shrinking hobby for an aging male population. I note you admitted that you are a DIY tube amp hobbyist, building your own stuff. Now that's a subsect of a subsect! ;-) It's neat that you have some fellow travelers and get out and about with them, but that hardly makes it a widespread popular trend. Unfortunately, the magic wire and tweak got its foothold in the hobby for two reasons. First, the price competition, especially with big box stores and internet sales, for speakers and gear got so intense that those remaining on the sales side desperately needed some high-margin stuff. Second, the level of technical interest in the hobby (particularly at your DIY level) subsided over the years which left a base of consumers who were perhaps a bit more susceptible to the pitches for magic wires. It is certainly a more complex phenomenon than that with lots of other factors to consider, but the hobby certainly isn't what it used to be, nor will it ever return to what it once was. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94485 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
