Chord Electronics ONE CD player

摘要

Let's talk about 'cool'. Normally, this is something that eludes the pages of hi-fi magazines because audiophiles are nearly unique among enthusiasts and anoraks in our resolute joylessness. (Nearly unique because photography and computer magazines are just as miserable.) Even Roy Cropper on Coronation Street musters a bigger smile when talking about trams. You think I'm exaggerating? Every food, travel, scent, car, watch, pen and furniture magazine or article discusses the way its subject matter exists to Make You Feel Good. Audio journalism exists to make you feel insecure. Well, frankly, I'm sick of this stuff. It's about time we remembered that audio is about music and music is about - bottom line - pleasure. Or have we forgotten what it's like to buy a piece of gear simply because we like it? Have you been hounded so viciously by the audio equivalent of the politically correct that you can't bear just to switch on a system for fear of not allowing it to warm up sufficiently?