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s e lts a m a n , w e lc h e V o r -
ste llu n g e n m e in e M itm e n -
sch e n z u m T h e m a M u s ik w ie d e rg a b e
in
d e n h e im is c h e n v ie r W ä n d e n
h ab e n .
V o r e in ig e n W o c h e n w u rd e m ir
d a s w ie d e r e in m a l d e u tlic h v o r A u -
g e n g e fü h rt: F re u n d e w a re n zu B e -
su ch . F in a n z ie ll - sagen w ir m a l - u n -
a b h ä n g ig . K in d e rlo s e D o p p e lv e rd ie -
n e r, d as H a u s lä n g st a b b e za h lt, m it
au sg e p rägte m S in n fü r K u n s t u n d g u -
te K ü c h e . B e id e g ro ß e M u s ik lie b h a -
ber. Jed e s M a l, w e n n sie z u B e su ch
s in d , v e r b r in g e n w ir e in e n g ro ß e n
T e il d es A b e n d s d a m it, u n s P la tte n
ü b e r m e in e A n la g e a n zu h ö re n . D ie s -
m al hatte es m e in e n F re u n d so r ic h -
tig g e p a c k t. D ie M u s ik h atte e in e n
N e r v ge tro ffe n , e r w a r g a n z au s d em
H ä u s c h e n . U n d b e fa n d , d ass es n u n -
m e h r Z e it sei, n ic h t im m e r b ei m ir
M u s ik zu h ö re n u n d d a rü b e r z u s in -
n ie re n , d ass m a n s ic h b ei G e le g e n h e it
m a l e in e H iF i- A n la g e k a u fe n m ü sste,
so n d e rn d ie ses V o r h a b e n a lsb a ld in
d ie T a t u m zu se tze n , u n d a u ch im e i-
g e n e n H e im fü r e in e o rd e n tlich e M u -
sik a n la g e zu so rg e n . S c h lie ß lic h ste-
h en d o rt g u t 1500 C D s , d ie es n eu zu
e n td e c k e n g ilt. D o c h eh e ic h m ic h
ü b e r
m e in e
e rfo lg re ic h
geleistete
Ü b e rz e u g u n g s a rb e it fre u e n k o n n te ,
v e rn a h m ic h fo lg e n d e n Satz; M e in st
d u , m it 2 0 0 0 E u ro k o m m e ic h h in ?
N u n b in ic h g a n z u n d g a r n ic h t der
M e in u n g , d a ss m a n u n b e d in g t e in
k le in e s o d e r g a r g ro ß e s V e r m ö g e n
in v e stie re n m u ss , u m in g u te r Q u a -
litä t M u s ik h ö re n z u k ö n n e n . W a s
m ic h ir ritie rte w a r, d a ss je m a n d , d e r
fü r a n d e re s c h ö n e D in g e d e s L e b e n s
g e rn e g e h o b e n e v ie r - o d e r fü n fs te l-
lig e B e trä g e a u s z u g e b e n b e re it ist,
b e im T h e m a H i F i w e n ig e r z u in v e s -
tie re n g e d e n k t a ls fü r e in e n S a tz F e l-
g e n se in e s A u to s .
D ie s e s B e is p ie l v e r d e u tlic h t e in
g ru n d s ä tz lic h e s D ile m m a in u n se re r
G e s e lls c h a ft: S e lb st d ie je n ig e n , d ie
s ic h d ie A n s c h a ffu n g h o c h w e rtig e n
H iF is u n d H ig h E n d s le is te n k ö n n -
te n , h a b e n s ic h g a n z o ffe n s ic h t lic h
v o n d e r a llg e g e n w ä rtig e n G e iz - is t -
g e il- F r a k t io n e in re d e n la s s e n , d a ss
f ü r im m e r
w e n ig e r G e ld
im m e r
m e h r g e b o te n w ird .
D a s s M e n sc h e n , d ie Q u a litä t g r u n d s ä t z -
lic h z u sch ä tze n w isse n , u n d s ic h a u ch d a
rü b e r im K la re n sin d , d ass diese ih re n P re is
h a t, b e im T h e m a Z u g e w in n an L e b e n s -
q u a litä t d u rc h h o ch w e rtig e M u s ik w ie d e r-
gab e ih re A n s p rü c h e zu rü c k s c h ra u b e n , ist
m ir u n v e rs tä n d lic h e r d e n n je.
D e r s c h w e d is c h e S o z ia lp h ilo s o p h Jo h n
R u s k in m e in te d a zu : „ E s g ib t k a u m etw as
a u f d ie s e r W e lt, d as n ic h t ir g e n d je m a n d
e in w e n ig s c h le c h te r m a c h e n k a n n u n d
e tw as b illig e r v e rk a u fe n k ö n n te , u n d d ie
M e n s c h e n , d ie s ic h n u r a m P re is o r ie n -
tie re n , w e rd e n d ie g e re ch te B e u te s o lc h e r
M e n s c h e n .“
D a m it S ie n ie m a n d e s B e u te w e rd e n ,
s o n d e rn s ic h e in e n E in d r u c k v o n d e n F ä -
h ig k e ite n u n s e re r B ra n c h e v e rsc h a ffe n
k ö n n e n , le ge ic h Ih n e n e in e n B e s u c h d e r
H ig h E n d - M e s s e in M ü n c h e n z w is c h e n
d e m 19. u n d 22. M a i a n s H e r z . U n d w e n n
S ie u n s e in m a l p e rs ö n lic h k e n n e n le rn e n
w o lle n , fre u e n w ir u n s a u f Ih re n B e s u c h
a m S T E R E O - S t a n d B 0 3 in H a lle 3.
M ichael Lang
Geschäftsführender Redakteur
6/2011 STEREO 3
