Death rattle of hifi

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This week 's online stereophile continues in its series of articles
bemoaning the poor state of hifi.

'The new audio geek'

"It's no secret that the high-end audio industry has done a
poor job of
reestablishing the mainstream respect it enjoyed through the
latter
half of the 20th century, but its lack of reach has never been
as
painfully obvious as it is today. Teens are inextricably tied
to
smartphones, moms and dads are infatuated with Bluetooth
streaming, and
most people would rather pay too much for an MP3 than anything
at all
for a DSD download. In a world dominated by fancy gadgets and
intriguing technologies, the pursuit of true high-fidelity
sound
remains an obscure pastime for a relatively small group of
aging males."

And the answer to why the hifi industry is in its death rattle comes a bit
down in a "review" of wire. Expensive wire pushed for every reason not
related to hifi explains it all. Hifi gear is now a commodity item except
for speakers.

Digital tech toys have also replaced hifi just as hifi in part displaced
radio as the "guy" thing to do.