Why Don't More People Love Audio?

My 2p

High end is far from inexpensive (I can't see many disagreeing).

This is not something which is immediately demonstrable to our peers and therefore lacks value (bling) unless I let you into my fortress (house).

Since our other high value items atract more attention, I think this will remain in obscurity. Music will always remain accessible and mainsteam (great!), the quality always (very) personal, the value of our gear *always* insulated from the outside world and because of the price tag and the difficulty / passion / animocity (sp?) about personal preference, a very minority issue.

If high quality sounds were eminating from cars bouncing to the latest tunez, then firstly it would be fab for the technologists, but those who hang out here would hate it because we have probably chosen to be a monirity, because it suits us - for whatever reason. You choose!

Here's one explanation.

Should a good system sound bad with bad recording?

Is hi-end audio as it exists today relevant to what most people listen to?

because most people dont understand good music and sound, most people just like to listen to "NOISE" not good music that takes you to heaven. Quite frankly, most/some people are cheap with it comes to audio

People do: mark my words, the iPod will eventually be that which grows the high end business again.

The Ipod is headed in the wrong direction. High end audio will flourish again when labor unions return to power and pot is legalized, or when hell freezes over, whichever comes first.