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The issue is group-think, not conservation. Hi-fi is about the pursuit of acoustic realism. Why add another compromise to the already long list hurdles that engineers have to contend with right now? Want to save the environment? Don't drive your car to the concert hall but listen to a solar powered radio. (A note of caution: even if you walk to the concert hall, be advised that there may be lighting and air-conditioning, two big power wasters.) Unfortunately, to some people, there's a scarcity of more important issues in the world than how much electricity the dedicated hifi enthusiast is consuming in pursuit his hobby. Good grief.