"The latest study commissioned by HARMAN delves into modern consumers’ listening habits and preferences, including those to come"
HARMAN Offers a Glimpse into the Future of Listening | HARMAN.
HARMAN Offers a Glimpse into the Future of Listening | HARMAN.
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Don’t know when it happened, or if/why it even matters anymore, but Harman Inc is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung.
B&W just got sucked up by the <Denon/Marantz/Boston Acoustic, more> company.
It probably just makes it more stable and allows for technology sharing.
dave
It probably just makes it more stable and allows for technology sharing.
dave
"What if your headphones could detect your mood and adjust your music choice automatically to meet your mood?"
I'd send it back for a refund, because it'd get it wrong at least 50% of the time. C'mon; all these automatic mechanisms that cause people to not have to think, which they seem to think is desirable and people would pay for.
I'll give you $400 so I dont have to think about this anymore - you figure it out - and I'll accept whatever you choose. Sounds like a Dilbert comic -
I'd send it back for a refund, because it'd get it wrong at least 50% of the time. C'mon; all these automatic mechanisms that cause people to not have to think, which they seem to think is desirable and people would pay for.
I'll give you $400 so I dont have to think about this anymore - you figure it out - and I'll accept whatever you choose. Sounds like a Dilbert comic -
The "future of listening" is here already. Just listen.
Couldn't agree more. What I might be feeling at any given moment is my business. Besides, for me half of the enjoyment of listening to music is in the simple act of pootling about and sampling what I want to hear next. The other half is tactile - the sensations I get from the ritual of playing an LP, or from the mechanics of building yet another creation.
Or to put it another way, I actually like to think for myself. Jeebus Q. McCreebus, what's next, "new and improved" Cyber-Charmin?* 😛
*Ugh - apparently, someone's working on it... 😱
Couldn't agree more. What I might be feeling at any given moment is my business. Besides, for me half of the enjoyment of listening to music is in the simple act of pootling about and sampling what I want to hear next. The other half is tactile - the sensations I get from the ritual of playing an LP, or from the mechanics of building yet another creation.
Or to put it another way, I actually like to think for myself. Jeebus Q. McCreebus, what's next, "new and improved" Cyber-Charmin?* 😛
*Ugh - apparently, someone's working on it... 😱
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Samsung Corporation nee Harman said "What if your headphones could detect your mood and adjust your music choice automatically to meet your mood? Feel like dancing?"
Can I stop reading now?
Can I stop reading now?
This is the Central Scrutinizer again....
That watch that you’re wearing tells us your emotions don’t sync with our group plans for the day, so please standby for a transdermal injection of appropriate Soma dosage.
That watch that you’re wearing tells us your emotions don’t sync with our group plans for the day, so please standby for a transdermal injection of appropriate Soma dosage.
"What if your headphones could detect your mood and adjust your music choice automatically to meet your mood? Feel like dancing?"
Don't think that would work for me...at all.
I have all my music in one giant playlist set to shuffle because I like the way it jumps from 70s peruvian cumbia to electronic dub to old blues to Belgium Indudtrial to krautrock to contemporary Russian folk etc completely at random.
Don't think that would work for me...at all.
I have all my music in one giant playlist set to shuffle because I like the way it jumps from 70s peruvian cumbia to electronic dub to old blues to Belgium Indudtrial to krautrock to contemporary Russian folk etc completely at random.
OTOH, AI algorithms can now detect depression from your social media posts, so why not have mood-sensitive headphones...
Tom
Tom
Then there’s the collection of medical samples via domestic black water.
“All we know is that someone in this building has xxxx, so you’re all gonna hafta get treated. Oh, and please, those ‘flushable wipes’ actually aren’t “
“All we know is that someone in this building has xxxx, so you’re all gonna hafta get treated. Oh, and please, those ‘flushable wipes’ actually aren’t “
Sure but what would they play when I feel down?
Because sometimes I want to listen to mostly uplifting happy tunes but at others I want to dwell on it and hear downbeat sad music.
Some of those preferences came from other countries. Those cultures might prefer things other cultures don't.
The future of music for non hi-Fi nuts, ie people that just like a bit of music, is Alexa type services I think. Quality for most people is good enough
High end hi-fi is a past time for old farts trying to relive the heyday of their youth in the 1970’s and 80’s when having a good audio system was as important as owning their first car.
Just go to any audio show and you’ll see them hobbling around.
Alas, I am one of them. 🙂
I caved and bought my wife a Sonos (because I moved all my audio gear into my man cave). Quite an impressive sound for such a small box!
Connected it to Alexa - music, news, radio on demand and you just ask her.
The thought of some piece of software deciding what we should listen to because of our moods I find mildly repulsive.
High end hi-fi is a past time for old farts trying to relive the heyday of their youth in the 1970’s and 80’s when having a good audio system was as important as owning their first car.
Just go to any audio show and you’ll see them hobbling around.
Alas, I am one of them. 🙂
I caved and bought my wife a Sonos (because I moved all my audio gear into my man cave). Quite an impressive sound for such a small box!
Connected it to Alexa - music, news, radio on demand and you just ask her.
The thought of some piece of software deciding what we should listen to because of our moods I find mildly repulsive.
George Orwell was right. Only thing is he didn't see people inviting big brother into their houses willingly.
But the more ways there are of enjoying music the better, at least IMO.
But the more ways there are of enjoying music the better, at least IMO.
That'll be determined to lead to anti-social thoughts and be "cancelled". If you force it, your social credit score will be downgraded.
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Huxley hit much closer to the mark than Orwell.
~70% of people want all this crap. The rest of us are weirdos, destined for the reservation.
What you see is what you get
You've made your bed, you better lie in it
You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies wash you down and their promises rust
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns
And the public wants what the public gets
But I don't get what this society wants
I'm going underground
You've made your bed, you better lie in it
You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies wash you down and their promises rust
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns
And the public wants what the public gets
But I don't get what this society wants
I'm going underground