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Originally Posted by PMoshay 
Lets face it, the music industry doesnt really keep up like the movie, TV, sports or video games (all going or are now HD). Nobody carries the flag for us, not even NARAS.... Where's the audio education to the consumer? The consumer does not care, because they don't even know they have a choice besides CD or MP3 or AAC.
I can go into Best Buy and see a HDTV side by side with a regular TV. Not to mention that they post the specs/quality difference right next to it. I'm not sure how much the public will care about HD audio, but when you pay the same price ($1 for a CD track or $1 for a AAC 128k) shouldn't we mention it to them that one is better than the other?
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We have a winner! You hit the nail right on the head. The average consumer has never exprienced high quality audio reproduction.... and I would say at least half the members of this board have not either. It's a shame because it's an impressive experience.
Consumers don't hear half of what goes on in a mix due to inferior playback. It's no wonder why the industry is margianlized. The only thing left for the consumer to latch onto is looks, style, hair and clothes.
The large consumer audio maunfacters benefit from the fact that is free media floating around (mp3, copying cds, etc) so as to drive sales. To look to them for copy protection is a bit wishful.
And as you said, this is where the industry trade groups have failed miserably. There is no consumer edcucation whatsoever on the mainstream consumer level.... (Best Buy, Circuit City, etc) but yet even 12 year olds know and have experienced the difference between HD tv and regular broadcast.
As example, people lust after and buy $1000+ clothes dryers now and we can't get them to pay more than $200 a pair speakers?
Sorry to get off topic but I think it's an important point to gear like this