tyler_durden;328018 Wrote: > In the world of high-end audio, being "unique" and "special" is what it > takes to sell a product or to sell your opinions. The author of the > article has found his "uniqueness" by making claims counter to all > logic and to all other wanna-be audiophile gurus that a lossy codec > actually improves sound. That's called marketing. He has found his > "thing" and he'll stick to it, hoping it will propel him to the top of > the audiophile dung heap. > > The author of LAME even tells him how to test his "proven" idea- > double-blind, but we all know how most audiophiles feel about that > subject! > > It's no wonder a rag called "Positive Feedback" publishes screwy stuff. > They're stuck in a loop and feeding back their own nonsense. Expect > wild oscillations and lots of annoying noise! > > I want my 7 minutes back that I wasted reading that dumb article. > > Lemme guess, part II of this saga will be that it isn't the LAME coder > that makes the improvement, it's the program used to convert the mp3 > back to .wav, or the CD burning software that converts the .wav to cda, > or the CDROM drive he uses to burn the cda to CD, or it will be some > specific brand of CDROM blank from a specific manufacturing lot > number... The BS piles up so fast you need wings to stay above it. > > TD Tyler, I'm a bit disappointed in you. I've read your posts before and thought you would have a bit of fun with this. It was perfect for the turning of the screw but I imagine with the economy, soap has been affected too. But in fairness I'll give you back 5 minutes and that's all my friend.
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