yogurtwrong@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoWhat is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:lemmy.mlimagemessage-square165linkfedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down16
arrow-up1480arrow-down1imageWhat is something that's crazier than the wildest dreams of any ~1970s nerd, but exists today? I'll start with an easy one:lemmy.mlyogurtwrong@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square165linkfedilink
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·19 hours agoAllow me to re-state, with emphasis: Compared to A LOT of headphones available in the 1970’s, they sound amazing. Yeah, there’s been good audio gear for decades, but there was also utter garboleum.
minus-squareTabooki2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·18 hours agoMy issue was back then things got better every year. People chased sound quality. Now people use Bluetooth and listen to music mixed on a laptop with autotune.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·18 hours agoChristians of Lemmy: You think your god would have bothered creating the universe if he knew it would inevitably lead to the existence of audiophiles?
minus-squareTabooki2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·17 hours agoLet me guess it’s okay to appreciate good food. It’s okay to appreciate sweet touching. But it’s not okay to appreciate good audio. Gotcha
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoIt’s one thing to appreciate good audio, it’s another to be so snobbish about it to the point of academic dishonesty.
Allow me to re-state, with emphasis:
Compared to
A LOT
of headphones available in the 1970’s, they sound amazing.
Yeah, there’s been good audio gear for decades, but there was also utter garboleum.
My issue was back then things got better every year. People chased sound quality. Now people use Bluetooth and listen to music mixed on a laptop with autotune.
Christians of Lemmy: You think your god would have bothered creating the universe if he knew it would inevitably lead to the existence of audiophiles?
Let me guess it’s okay to appreciate good food. It’s okay to appreciate sweet touching. But it’s not okay to appreciate good audio. Gotcha
It’s one thing to appreciate good audio, it’s another to be so snobbish about it to the point of academic dishonesty.