Why Don't More People Love Audio?

Alpha_gt, thanks for sharing, I found your post both interesting and refreshing.

e more music you listen to the more you need a good hifi. It's that simple.

That's very true Mapman, very true indeed. I just don't see why one should preclude the other. In other words, I may actually listen to more hours of music with my humble collection than he who owns more records than he could ever listen to. I have noticed that my frequent listening stack of records, about 20 to 30 albums I keep to the front, hasn't changed all that much. While half of them my be newer albums, or old gems I am revisiting, the other half are old favorites that I find myself reaching for again and again. A true classic never gets old.

And thanks Phd, I wish I could have been a reviewer!

What does good sound look like? People can see the difference between a supercar and a regular car. High end audio can be difficult to define as it is largely opinion based (IMHO) so how does someone know what to buy? It is not an easy task. As people have said here, just throwing money at the problem is no guarantee of success. It is not a project suited for today's microwave mentality.
As for not living without music, I enjoy reproduced sound like every one here. But has there ever been a time in history other than now when reproduced sound existed? What did people do before the last century to satisfy their craving for music?

Well back in the 19th century many folks in this country purchased pianos which was a BIG purchase and it was more about enjoying music by actually playing it. Of course there were always live performances as well. The "piano in the home" trend continued well into the 20th century peaking in the first decade until sales gradually diminished with the introduction of reproduced music, the phonograph and later radio.