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Post by healey36 on Apr 5, 2024 1:51:12 GMT
It was the consensus at TM that there wasn't enough sales to justify driving from Michigan to York, paying for a hotel room for four days, three nights. So there ya have it. The “labor of love” stage of a business can only last so long. And then you can’t fight the math. It’s amazing what can be produced with a good iPhone these days — both from a capture as well as video editing perspective. Certainly “good enough” by most people’s standards. I would submit that a high percentage of the stuff on Youtube is of questionable quality (apologies to folks who post videos of their home layouts). You're right...anyone can grab his iPhone and "film" stuff running loops around the basement; the trick/skill is in organizing/editing the content. TM did a pretty good job of that, and some of the videos OGR produced are decent. There's little on Youtube other than agonizingly over-produced how-to's that can compare production-wise, at least what I've seen of it. The real problem for TM is demographics, i.e. the age of the customer and the age of the producer. This is just symptomatic of the impending endgame. In 10-15 years, the O-gauge segment of the hobby is 1/10 the size it is today. The young bucks are going to turn this thing on its head, and "traditional" O-gauge as we know it is going to get blotted out by dead-rail and cottage-industry wireless control systems. I wish TM would get back to producing the old-style videos...I'd buy them. But then I subscribe to a newspaper too.
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Post by Traindiesel! on Apr 5, 2024 2:20:46 GMT
Just thinking, when was the last time anyone saw a DVD player being advertised? They’re usually in the discount aisle at Walmart.
It’s a shame you can’t make it to York, Denny. It stinks not being able to go to the Meet and miss all the fun.
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Post by rockymountaineer on Apr 5, 2024 3:12:35 GMT
Just thinking, when was the last time anyone saw a DVD player being advertised? They’re usually in the discount aisle at Walmart. ...
I’m old-school when it comes to audio/video components. So I prefer the heavyweight equipment that has some serious NASA-grade electronics inside. Very few on the market are of that caliber anymore.
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Post by healey36 on Apr 5, 2024 11:33:26 GMT
I'll certainly agree with that. The 30+ year-old JVC gave it up a few months back, replaced with a small Chinese unit that almost certainly won't last nearly as long. I have a 300-disc Sony player in storage...maybe I should dig that out, load it up, and use it going forward. Might be too big to fit in the cabinet, though.
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Post by Adam on Apr 5, 2024 11:41:35 GMT
What is interesting is that while CDs, DVD, and if cores cassette and VHS are all but dead, vinyl records are seeing a resurgence.
I got back into records during COVID and what’s nice is the vast amount of good used records out there. Tons of places around here to find them.
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Post by healey36 on Apr 5, 2024 13:10:43 GMT
A phenomenon I don't really understand. Some audiophiles claim that the fidelity of vinyl exceeds that of the digital format. Different, sure, but better? Seems illogical. I recall being so excited when CDs first hit the market and there was none of the annoying pops/clicks of vinyl (not to mention the storage issue).
That said, there's still a ton of albums out there that never made it onto a CD.
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Post by Adam on Apr 5, 2024 15:42:49 GMT
A phenomenon I don't really understand. Some audiophiles claim that the fidelity of vinyl exceeds that of the digital format. Different, sure, but better? Seems illogical. I recall being so excited when CDs first hit the market and there was none of the annoying pops/clicks of vinyl (not to mention the storage issue). That said, there's still a ton of albums out there that never made it onto a CD. I enjoy records for a variety of reasons. I found that the enjoyment of listening to music includes thinking and learning about the artist. The inserts and covers sometimes give you some really good information about the artist and recording. Yes, you can get this online, but i prefer the physical media for the same reason I prefer a physical book. Maybe its nostalgia, but I like it better. The other reason I like it better than streaming music is that it forces me to think about what I want to listen to and gets me out of my chair (I sit all day for work) to change the record from time to time. If it wasn't for the family I would have canceled my Spotify account long ago. Does it sound better, I don't really know how to judge that. I am not an audiophile really so I can't tell you. I do like the away it sounds though.
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Post by healey36 on Apr 5, 2024 17:31:57 GMT
A phenomenon I don't really understand. Some audiophiles claim that the fidelity of vinyl exceeds that of the digital format. Different, sure, but better? Seems illogical. I recall being so excited when CDs first hit the market and there was none of the annoying pops/clicks of vinyl (not to mention the storage issue). That said, there's still a ton of albums out there that never made it onto a CD. I enjoy records for a variety of reasons. I found that the enjoyment of listening to music includes thinking and learning about the artist. The inserts and covers sometimes give you some really good information about the artist and recording. Yes, you can get this online, but i prefer the physical media for the same reason I prefer a physical book. Maybe its nostalgia, but I like it better. The other reason I like it better than streaming music is that it forces me to think about what I want to listen to and gets me out of my chair (I sit all day for work) to change the record from time to time. If it wasn't for the family I would have canceled my Spotify account long ago. Does it sound better, I don't really know how to judge that. I am not an audiophile really so I can't tell you. I do like the away it sounds though. Yup, the primary reason I continue to buy CDs rather than digital downloads - I want the packaging and the liner notes. If you buy new CDs through Amazon, a digital copy is also put into your Amazon music app. Sometimes I just tell Alexa to play such-n-such. While it doesn't sound s nice as the CD busting out of the Yamahas, it still sounds pretty good.
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