Downsized But Not Out

摘要

Cross my heart, this column has nothing to do with the credit crunch. It's about consumer evolution independent of cost and more about living space. Long before Brown and Darling buggered our futures, the trend had started. But it's only after 1) surveying what I've reviewed this past year and 2) thought about what my non-audiophile friends have been buying that it hit home: 'small' is, for most of the world, 'beautiful', especially when it comes to hi-fi. And it's getting that way for enthusiasts.