Rusty Messages: 1188 Registered: May 2018 Location: Kansas City Missouri
Illuminati (3rd Degree)
I'm old enough to remember when there were a multitude of brick and mortar locations serving the dilettante and the audiophile public. Since the internet shut down most of brick and mortar, I can't really say if there are an increasing number of audiophile oriented people. It still cost's quite a bit more to have any so called bragging rights to that privilege. One thing I'm glad to see though is the proliferation of DIY choices provided by the internet. And that, is definitely an increase in public interest. If that equates audiophile sensibilities then that's peachy. But I think it's good for people to get a taste of the nuts and bolts of this hobby. Usually at a substantial savings to the ready made products that you just buy, plug & play.