Happier before the Internet

[taters]

When I think about it I was happier with my system before I got on the internet.
You read about so much different equipment all the time you wonder if you could of made better choices.

[sushimaster]

I feel the opposite. If it were not for the internet, I would still be lost in the CD/transistor world. I never would have known of Svetlana, now SED, or people like Doc Bottlehead, and who is this Steve Hoffman?

- Sushimaster

[aviserated]

Lots of false information out there. With time you will develop a sixth sense about what to believe and who to trust.

[taters]

Lots of false information out there. With time you will develop a sixth sense about what to believe and who to trust.

I agree with you.

[Grant]

The opinions found on the internet have not changed the way I hear my stereo, or my level of happiness with it. In fact, it is the internet that has allowed me to refine certain aspects of it. If it weren't for this forum, I would have not bought myself a new turntable. I may have actually given up on vinyl.

The internet has caused me to expand my music by leaps and bounds.

[tommy-thewho]

I agree. I am so much more informed about DCC discs, Made in Japan discs, MFSL discs, etc.. Steve Hoffman, Barry Diamont, etc...

Mastering means so much now...

Before I thought all cd's sounded the same... Now I have a better DAC with better sounding cd's... Huge improvement..

[Dinsdale]

I would have made better/different choices about my gear and recordings if I had these resources, including this forum, but I'm not sure I can say I'm unhappy with my gear or recordings. I just listen for different things now.

[turniton1181]

I'm definitely much happier getting on the internet. Even tho I almost always come across some gear that makes my mouth water, I accept what I have (most of the time). Sure, I'd love to have some members' systems or listening environments - but I don't let it get in the way of what I've got.

Besides, using this place for knowledge and the internet in general for shopping, I've learned how to spot and buy a well-mastered product that can sound great on almost any system. :)

[nite flights]

Lots of false information out there. With time you will develop a sixth sense about what to believe and who to trust.

lots of false information in the printed press (any kind of) as well. with internet and looking at a few different sources i find it much easier to form an opinion of my own. and not trust the hifi magizne (i could never afford buying several of them for comparison), the record dealer and the few people you knew who cared about hifi in one way or another. no, thanks for the internet where i found this place and now can look up anything anyone tries to tell me about equipment. or remasters. or certain bands.

[rjp]

i believe the internet, along with MTV, ruined music as we knew it.

no internet, no downloading, no file-sharing, no itunes, no ebay, people still buy CD's and artists still sell CD's.

and going to used record/CD stores is still an adventure and you can still find those "gems" on the shelves.

[taters]

i believe the internet, along with MTV, ruined music as we knew it.

no internet, no downloading, no file-sharing, no itunes, no ebay, people still buy CD's and artists still sell CD's.

and going to used record/CD stores is still an adventure and you can still find those "gems" on the shelves.

You are 100% correct!

[Jay F]

I was a lot happier, yes, when obsessing about music meant nothing more than spending lots of my free time shopping in record stores for records and/or CDs. The internet has done away with that.

I was already on the internet (1995) when I got on the audiophile bus (1996), so it's hard for me to separate the two. It was through reading Stereophile, thought, that I became whatever degree of audiophile I am, and even if the internet had not happened, I think I'd still be experiencing whatever joys and miseries come from switching different pieces of equipment in and out of my system (and when I'm not doing so, worrying and wondering about what would happen if I were doing such switching).

I hope this made sense. Not feeling well at all this week.

[phish]

i live in mississippi. needless to say, i thank some higher power for the internet. without it, i'd be restricted to wal mart to dictate my musical taste. fwiw, i don't think there are FIVE cd's that wal mart sells that i would buy.

[Baba O'Riley]

i believe the internet, along with MTV, ruined music as we knew it.

no internet, no downloading, no file-sharing, no itunes, no ebay, people still buy CD's and artists still sell CD's.

and going to used record/CD stores is still an adventure and you can still find those "gems" on the shelves.

But without the internet no knowledge about a lot of artists. Not to mention the very small selection stores have in The Netherlands.

[Baba O'Riley]

i live in mississippi. needless to say, i thank some higher power for the internet. without it, i'd be restricted to wal mart to dictate my musical taste. fwiw, i don't think there are FIVE cd's that wal mart sells that i would buy.


In comparison with a lot of music stores in The Netherlands, WalMart is heaven.

[phish]

In comparison with a lot of music stores in The Netherlands, WalMart is heaven.

the netherlands have all the dance music i am looking for. too bad we can't trade places.

[Baba O'Riley]

the netherlands have all the dance music i am looking for. too bad we can't trade places.

:D Who says we can't :cool:

Are you looking for something?

[No Static]

Intresting thread. And it got me to thinking...

I travel quite a bit and one of the best things about the travel was finding, and going back to, record stores. Stay with me on this; I'm not going to bring up the lack of them anymore and how sad it is yada..yada...yada...(although it is, but it's been well-documented here) Here's the thing:

When you do find the cool store, and you find the cool title that would look great sitting on your shelf, well, I'm just not as excited as I used to be. It happened just last week. It's the internet thing. A cool find isn't as cool as it once was because there's probably ten more on eBay, or Audiogon, or here, and usually at a better price. Maybe it's just me but accessibility knocks collectability in the head.

I'm going through another Beatles vinyl phase (thanks, everyone :rolleyes: ). With enough patience and money, it's really not a problem finding want you want...Y&Bs, BC-13s, etc. I know, sometimes the grading is not how it's stated and the price is too high but, it's still there. I guess I'll be content in knowing how little I paid for mine as compared to yours.

Am I alone in this? If I am then I take it all back...:)

[phish]

:D Who says we can't :cool:

Are you looking for something?


likewise. i'll certainly let you know if i come across a 'must have' and have no other way of obtaining it.

[ATSMUSIC]

When I think about it I was happier with my system before I got on the internet.
You read about so much different equipment all the time you wonder if you could of made better choices.

That's just a weird statement :confused: :agree:

[Jay F]

i believe the internet, along with MTV, ruined music as we knew it.

no internet, no downloading, no file-sharing, no itunes, no ebay, people still buy CD's and artists still sell CD's.

and going to used record/CD stores is still an adventure and you can still find those "gems" on the shelves.I agree with you, but will add that WM and BB had a lot to do with it, too, with their loss-leader CDs.

[Feisal K]

i live in mississippi. needless to say, i thank some higher power for the internet.

Al Gore is not a "higher power" :p


Out here in the far east is worse than Mississippi, availability of music~wise - if you live in the city you might have Tower Records or HMV but you were subject to whatever record companies would IMPORT

now we have Amazon and eBay, and needless to say happier in the internet era