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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ash Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jun 2015 at 9:29am
What makes me laugh about the 'Apple culture' even more is that Steve Jobs himself is quoted to have said: "Do not be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people's thinking". Ironic that the following his company acquired are typically led by dogmatic thinking huh.

I guess I shouldn't criticize as I may decide to buy an Apple computer in the future, as Windows devices have a mind of their own and Linux just doesn't have the software support.

Apply the Steve Jobs quote to the hi-fi industry and it would become: "Do not be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people's bullsh*t".
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ash Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jun 2015 at 9:35am
I have been wondering whether I should buy a spare Majestic, Solo ULDE and K1000 now and put them all with some Lautus cables in a safe in a deep nuclear bunker somewhere remote as my future insurance policy for after Graham's generation is all gone. Cool
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Windows devices are generally infuriating, giving the impression that the s/w dev engineers
were not given quite enough time to do their job properly - possibly from pressure to meet
deadlines, dunno.
They're up to Win 10 already...
My Dad owns an Apple & it works well but the initial setup procedure was one of the worst
I've ever seen. Very poor in fact.
 
Sorry to hear of the poor interest in the Roadshow Graham.


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Majestic/Enigma, Accession MM & MC.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote BackinBlack Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jun 2015 at 10:26am
It's a shame about the Roadshow, but an understandable decision.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Rotherham Roadshow and was quite looking forward to Marlow as others were, but as a group, I doubt that we contribute in eventual sales as generally we already have most of the GSP products we want. It is for many a social gathering it seems.
Making the passes valid for all events in then year may have slewed the anticipated numbers as I and perhaps others had not specifically indicated my intention to attend; but then it is not the likes of me alone that should be attending, the purpose being to promote and sell GSP products.
Those that are happy to "enjoy" their music through earbuds from miniscule portable devices are going to take some persuading to fill their living rooms or bedrooms with speakers and other assorted boxes to improve their listening experience - too much effort required!!
Just a thought, but might "Village Hall" type venues be a more economic proposition, if supported by a few local volunteer GSP devotees?
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You're right Ash, that is hilarious! An ex colleague once gave me the comparison of how everything about Apple, from their zealous followers to even the design of their temples/shops seems to encourage an almost religious attachment... I just love the way for seemless integration, you must buy everything Apple so that it works. Really??

Windows has it's problems but I'm still happily rocking XP Pro on a problem-free desktop PC that is (deliberately) kept off of the internet to extend it's life. Just be wary of Apple's "built in obsolescence".

Better yet, Graham can use my living room as a demo facility in real-world conditions! I'll even ensure the kit gets plenty of use to keep it ready to go...

Seriously though, BackinBlack has a great idea there!

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Graham has summarised the situation very well but it is rather depressing nevertheless, both for the future of true hi-fi and the interest the younger generations show in it. Most audio shows I visit are attended by predominantly 40+ age group males and many ageing 60s-70s bands are continually re-issuing the same old material in the hope of squeezing every last penny from their original but dwindling fan base

i have met several 20-30 somethings in America who have jumped on the vinyl bandwagon, purchased a cheap turdtable (a Crosley or similar) and been so disillusioned with the appalling sound that they naturally preferred their phone, even the in-built speaker. This sort of mass-market gear does the audio industry a great disservice and I must admit that although it comes nowhere close to a good pair of headphones and something like a Bitzie, the earbuds that Apple now ship with the 5S and 6 phones are perfectly listenable for the majority of people

Good to hear that GSP had a strong 2014 and I am sure that when his new developments are ready, many on here will do all we can to audition and purchase but as Ian already mentioned, many of us already have most of the GSP products we need
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I blame the "want it now" generation and how the world has pandered to them. I'm sure that most of the more experienced users on here started out with an "OK" system, saving up and progressing to a mature system. Nowadays they all want it now and so are spoiled with mediocre systems but thinking they have achieved. In the long term though when they finally realise their system is of laughable SQ, what do they have to build up to? All the truly good sounding systems won't exist because they chose mediocre and forced everyone out of business.

The popular opinion seems to be towards wasting £1000s on a system for your car. Yes, the more you spend the better it can sound but will it ever sound as good a decent and well set up home system? But if you listen to the rubbish music that they do, what do you need a decent system for anyway?
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