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Will Technology Kill the Audiophile Hobby?

Imagine audio technology in 2,000 years.

Maybe your stereo is the size of a deck of cards. Speakers are invisible. Cables are not used. Active room treatment built into the walls.

Is that the end of our hobby and fascination with audio gear? 
Is our identity in the big blocks of metal and wood? What happens to us?
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erik_squires
lpretiring
195 posts
 
Audio technology advancement? More like Thunderdome I think.
lpretiring
195 posts
 
On 2nd thought, 2000 years will be well past the Thunderdome era. Approximately 1000 years then for the planet to rejuvenate, and by year 2000 the first (this time around) sound reproducer will be invented. 50% THD but hey it's a start.
isochronism
1,447 posts
 
At least power conditioners will be obsolete when
electromagnetism is taken advantage of.
mental
1,029 posts
 
Audiophiles will never cease to exist regardless the technology nor price. There will always be someone somewhere listening to what he has access to. What scares me are the amount of hands on electronic gurus still around. You know what I’m talikn about, the one that still has his soldering iron :) that poor bastid...*laffs
ebm
5,165 posts
 
Yes High End audio will be dead by next week for sure.
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