[Sonnova]

On Wed, 20 May 2009 08:31:15 -0700, Greg Wormald wrote
(in article ):

In article ,
"Dave" wrote:

What's changed?

IMO, what has changed is that music is now a consumer commodity, and in
the commercial arena profit rules. So quantity rather than quality is
driven by the dollar. Music is sold as a 'soundtrack' for your life,
rather than something you spend time, energy, and money enjoying
separately as something special.

There are a lot of changes in society that have made it so.

When a 'newbie', who enjoys music, is exposed to high quality
reproduction in an environment that supports focussed listening, they
often discover something that they didn't even know was possible or
existed. I facilitate this exposure as often as I can, not only to keep
"hi-fi" alive, but to keep "music" alive as a significant event.

Greg

Unfortunately, what you are saying (and you are right), is that commerce has
replaced culture. Very sad.