Fitzcaraldo215
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We have another thread going about excesses of hyperbole in reviews:
http://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/most-hyperbolic-review-phrases.720/
The leading candidate phrase was "game changer", and that has certainly been overused to a fair-thee-well about individual components.
Nonetheless, there have been some genuinely huge audio game changers in my lifetime as an audiophile. To my way of thinking, it is never a component. It is a technology, a consumer market paradigm that at its best offers better sound and/or much greater convenience, flexibility, selection, etc. To be a legitimate game changer, it must last in the consumer market and not be a flash in the pan. It is also not just a particular media format. Those come and go. And, it is not necessarily just about music listening.
So, my list is below. Your thoughts?
1. Stereo vs. Mono recording and playback.
2. Digital Audio starting with the CD and into hi rez.
3. DSP as applied to Room EQ, Crossovers, DAC filters and beyond
4. Multichannel Audio recording and playback for music and video - 5.1 and 7.1 to 3D audio, now in its infancy.
5. Computer Audio playback plus the Internet and the convergence of audio/video with computer technology and related digital devices.
I cannot imagine what is next.
http://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/most-hyperbolic-review-phrases.720/
The leading candidate phrase was "game changer", and that has certainly been overused to a fair-thee-well about individual components.
Nonetheless, there have been some genuinely huge audio game changers in my lifetime as an audiophile. To my way of thinking, it is never a component. It is a technology, a consumer market paradigm that at its best offers better sound and/or much greater convenience, flexibility, selection, etc. To be a legitimate game changer, it must last in the consumer market and not be a flash in the pan. It is also not just a particular media format. Those come and go. And, it is not necessarily just about music listening.
So, my list is below. Your thoughts?
1. Stereo vs. Mono recording and playback.
2. Digital Audio starting with the CD and into hi rez.
3. DSP as applied to Room EQ, Crossovers, DAC filters and beyond
4. Multichannel Audio recording and playback for music and video - 5.1 and 7.1 to 3D audio, now in its infancy.
5. Computer Audio playback plus the Internet and the convergence of audio/video with computer technology and related digital devices.
I cannot imagine what is next.