swarduk;377602 Wrote:
> This is a nice article on Lossless v Optical Disc by B&W:
> http://www.bowers-wilkins.co.uk/display.aspx?infid=3534&terid=3537
>
> I have seen lots of posts about some quite niche recording companies
> offering high quality FLAC files, what does everyone think is the main
> reason why the bigger recording companies have not started doing the
> same?
>
> It's great to have so many serious audiophiles on this forum using
> Squeezebox/FLAC to play music, does that mean that many of us have
> stopped investing in CD players altogether, or is the general consensus
> that for now Lossless file playing using SBs is mainly for convenience
> rather than serious playing?
>
> Would love to hear your views!
> Steve.
The world is divided on this point right now. However, things seem to
be moving slowly but inexorably towards HD replay and away from cd
spinners. The initial driver was usability/convenience ("free you
music") but now we are entering the area of improved sound quality. As
far as high-end is concerned, we are maybe 2-3 years from the tipping
point IMO. Some big players are preparing to drop their CD spinners...
but the cost of HD solutions is still too high to make this a mass
market proposition. When a single box HD unit is available from (say)
NAD or Arcam at $1,000 or less the tipping point will be upon us.
HD replay is probably where blu-ray was 12 months ago.. ?
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Phil Leigh
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