Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had the highest sound quality (2013)

Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by ajuc on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:04PM (#35138707)

I think these people are kids of 70s-80s who dreamed of hi-fi gear back then and now can afford it but it's no longer a thing. They are paying for nostalgia.

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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by Vespasian on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @05:15AM (#35148957)

There might be something to this.

Sometimes I noticed older people going into tech discussion about things which were super important once but no longer is relevant.

Most are able to recognize their nostalgia as such and are willing to accept it (e.g. by doing cb radio or retro game development on deliberately limited hardware).

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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by whstl on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @07:36AM (#35149917)

I see this a lot with guitars, too.

Lots of 60+ people trying to find the holy grail they dreamed about when they were kids. But HOW can a 2000, 1000 USD guitar be a "holy grail"?

So they end up with collections of six, seven, eight Les Pauls and Strats. Or buying USD 6000+ custom shop instruments. Some of them get to collections of 30, 50, 60.

Of course it's a lot of fun so I get it, but as someone who moves often, I'd rather have just one :D

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