The next 40 years of audiophile listening

[andrewhollo]

I found this article fascinating .... I'm excited about what we might be listening to in my lifetime (although I'll be a deaf octogenarian by then).

http://www.stereophile.com/content/audio-engineering-next-40-years

Andrew

[andyr]

Given that (I suspect) the majority of "audiophile" music systems (as distinct from AV systems) are 2-channel - with a large percentage of these involving vinyl (although this supposedly died when CDs came around in the early 80s) - I suspect not much will change in the next 20 years?

 

What will take hold, though, is DSP to correct room issues and speaker constraints.

 

 

Regards,

 

Andy

Edited March 18, 2014 by andyr

[betty boop]

interesting, having seen the developements in last 30 years how things have gone in full circle.. ie vinyl/cd/vinyl developments in digital audio.. hi-res and yet we return to more humble formats....interesting to read the article but feel it refers more to av/ht space. where yes have seen last 20 years atleast seen massive improvments in codecs, formats, surround processing, room eq setup and increasing use greater and greater amount of speakers...plus the developements in the visual side.

 

somehow I think on the audio side particularly 2ch things might change not really change as much...well they havent for years..so quite possible to be enjoying the status quo decades to come

[elcamry]

Having gone to valves and vinyl I certainly hope so.

[ThirdDrawerDown]

Being able to hear a soundstage is the aural equivalent of an optical illusion, like those Victorian-era stereographic photos that you moved back and forth on a slider until suddenly they became one 3D photo.

 

Some people have difficulty getting the illusion, and just hear sounds from either speaker.  I'm wondering what advances can be made so that the illusion can be easier to 'get'.

[Tasebass]

A "Digital" phono Cartridge.

 

One that works in the Digital domain. The shrinking size of DAC's and the advances in technology I'm sure some one  is already working on this.

 

Tase.

[frankn]

I would think something like a tri-laser system for 'reading' the vinyl track.

[gainphile]

It's not the technology that is the problem though.

 

You could have this great dynamic range yet if everyone records at max amplitude you have NO PROGRESS!!

 

 

In fact the easier to do things like DR compressions, the more they will make it that way!

 

More crappy recording will be produced, and once a while we will see one or two great technical and commercial achievements like Daft Punk's RAM.

[BradC]

I would think something like a tri-laser system for 'reading' the vinyl track.

Already been done, and a long time ago too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_turntable

[jeromelang]

I want 3 things:

- More direct cut LPs

- 3D printers capable of exact cloning rare oop LPs

- Chiba san to stop his bullsh1t and adopt blue lasers

Edited March 24, 2014 by jeromelang

[Willco]

A "Digital" phono Cartridge.

 

One that works in the Digital domain. The shrinking size of DAC's and the advances in technology I'm sure some one  is already working on this.

 

Tase.

I believe Wadax from Spain already have a "Digital" RIAA Phono stage in their current PreAmp--on another point with all these sanctions threatened against Russia--what if they retaliated and banned Russian Tubes per se -Electro Harmonix/etc

 

Willco

[Tasebass]

Already been done, and a long time ago too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_turntable

That's still a laser.

 

I imagine physical pick up via styli and cantilever straight into an ADC or optics through  the tone arm to the digital system.

 

Tase.

Edited March 25, 2014 by Tasebass