Alot of people dont appreciate great sound...(points to the last paragraph). Some probably have never even heard great sound. (blames MP3) Is this the beginning of the end of quality recordings, When the younger generation thinks the lesser quality is better? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/business/media/10audio.html?src=me&ref=general do yourself a favor..listen to your fav ipod tune...then get the same song in FLAC format(328kbs)...keep listening till you have retrained your ear...dont use ear buds..unless you have a REALLY good set. better yet..get the album..and a very expensive phono and speakers... let the Renaissance begin.. if not with this generation..maybe the next will revolt against thier parents Ipod values
side note. loud sounds will damage your hearing.. Ive damaged my hearing...work related and maybe to close to the speakers at concerts..Black sabbath to Combi Christ....ears rang for days. took my medical the other day for my New zealand immigration papers.(becoming resident) It seems I cant hear the higher tones......take care of your ears..
I had a discussion with my son not too long ago about digital vs analog sound; kids seem to think that an MP3 is 'perfect' because it is digital. Unfortunately for me, my collection of over 1000 LPs(mostly classic rock form the 60s and 70s) was stolen around 15 years ago and I've never had the heart to try to replace them. Sob.
That is a thing natural to our expanding word. But, to be honest, when the majority of people is listening to Lady Gaga or Britney, the question for quality has no sense. Music has became an economic merchandise and fallen into the rules of such; the quality of mass product is decreasing. You mentioned important feature as well: mobility. Mobility has to decrease quality of anything that gains mobility (do you remember the quality of sound of first cell phones? or digital cameras? ). Technology to improve the quality will come afterwards, slowly but surely, only if there will be demand for increasing the quality. It's all back to the economy.
That's crazy dash. My dad had a couple hundred or so vinyls but I never really was too big into them. Not really my type of music but he did appreciate that they sounded better than the shit mp3s put out. Just recently after having an uncle over and discussing this I went downstairs and started listening to some of my Elvenking CDs through an amp and speakers and it did indeed sound better. This is one of those situations where I need a 200cd changer as I enjoy being able to listen to all my cds at once on my pc. It's really the only reason that I listen to mp3s. I love my CDs. recently I started recopying some of my cds in lossless format..... I don't know how lossless it actually is. All I know is larger file = more data transferred so must be true, right?
I so wish I had mine still..not near your collection..maybe 500...but all classics what kind of system are you listening on?...I had to leave my stereo system in Florida..too expensive to ship to New Zealand. Im listening to head phones for now..
I don't have a serious audiophile system(can't afford 4k-50k), Just some Technic 1200s, decent old school home stereo eq,amp,etc....and whatever speakers are roaming through our recording studio at the time. My buddy is a gearhead, always trading/buying/selling equipment. How do i get music in the FLAC format btw? I have to admit that I've also went the mp3 route because these albums are a hassle and I've been collecting since 7 years old, A hard drive is soooo much simpler to lug around. But the sound quality is definitely lacking and the music doesn't feel the same. Are there FLAC players that I can use in my vehicles? I'm sure that in the studio we can record to FLAC format(in the studio) but I'm not sure I have anything that would play it besides my computer.
Here Got me interested in it too dash. I came across that format recently but never bothered looking into it. I wonder if the lossless format with WMP is equivalent.
Ouch ... I always put ear-plugs in when I go to a concert and recommend everyone to do the same. I usually am within 5 meters or such of the stage and of the mountain of speakers on the sides, dangerously close to my ears. No ringing nor after effects when using them. Lossless is lossless. You get the same quality as the original CD for roughly half the file size of it (using FLAC). FLAC on P2P downloads is getting more popular now that the audio file sizes are dwarfed by the movies. Some sites sell their tunes in lossless formats including FLAC, others just give it for free (Nine inch nails for example). The basic motto with media files is "Always get the highest quality you can". You then reduce the size and quality to fit in your other listening devices, but always keep the 'master' files of highest quality. For CD, you extract with Exact Audio Copy, then compress to FLAC files. You make mp3 out of the FLAC files as needed. FLAC can also hold high defintion audio such as 24bit/192kHz format. Some albums for sale in HD audio here : https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=9624albums