"David Looser" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote in message
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Where does he say "audio" is dead"? He says 'hi-fi as a hobby is dead'
and he's mostly right

If you'd read what I said you'd have noticed that I too largely agreed
with that statement.

But the OP went on to say that "we're just chewing over old bones here"
and, since this is an audio (not "HiFi") newsgroup



Really? Perhaps you might care to read the actual wording of the ukra
charter:

"uk.rec.audio is an unmoderated newsgroup. It is primarily a forum for
discussion of hi-fi equipment available in the UK, a place for independant
reviews and opinions on hi-fi, and an advice centre for those bitten by the
upgrade bug. It may include discussions on what hi-fi is trying to do
(accurately reproduce music? a 'live' acoustic?) and its development. It is
also a site for the private sale and exchange of used hi-fi components."

See it he http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.audio.html



the only valid
interpretation of the whole sentence is that he thinks "HiFi" and "audio"
are the same thing.


Who's to blame him? In the context of this group they effectively are - see
'Discussion and exchange of hi-fi audio equipment' in the 'Newgroups (title)
Line'!



People use 'audio' stuff like kitchen appliances these days - switch it
on; listen to it (or probably not really listen to it); switch it off.
That's what 'digital' does - levels the playing field so that technical
considerations become a non-issue

As far as most people are/were concerned technical considerations always
were a non-issue, they bought the stuff and used it. It only ever was the
engineers and the enthusiasts who were concerned with technical issues.
Well the engineers are still here, but by and large the enthusiasts have
moved on to something else, such as motorbikes!


If you mean me, I was interested in and riding motorcycles a long time
before I became interested in 'hifi'!

The sad truth is the 'enthusiasts' you mention have been driven out by abuse
from a small number (past and present) here and they have actually moved on
to becoming 'hifi/audio enthusiasts' who simply don't post (or subscribe)
here!