Tex wrote: > FYI > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/16/mp3_dies_nobody_noticed/ . . As long as it "Throws-out" the right notes, MP3 is one of the worse things to ever happen to music and currently has very limited value or use today in my opinion. The sooner it is completely abandoned the better. Did I need MP3 back in the 90's, I did because of how small hard drives were and how expensive they were. As hard drive prices came down and as they got larger, I re-ripped my Library to 320Kbps, and when the same thing repeated (larger, lower cost), I re-ripped to FLAC. My iPhone has more storage memory then my first 100 PCs combined! My Internet connection is Fiber 1000 with a 940Mbps download speed. Why -*NOT*- listen to the actual real original recording? Additionally, the only time I couldn't tell it was an MP3 was when it was too noisy to even think and there was something resembling music being played in the background.
Back in the day, people used to buy albums or CDs then listen to the whole thing, believe it or not. Today kids just download the ONE hit for 99 cents and wonder why its $175 a ticket to go see their favorite artist in concert. The reason is that tours are how artists make their money now instead of having tours to drive and support album sales. The days of albums having 7 out of 10 songs on an album all being in the top 40 are gone. Whole albums are not listened to or played on the radio anymore IE most of an albums songs to see if people call in to hear a certain song again. Can one imagine what would have happened to The Beatles, Yes, Led Zeppelin, even Michael Jackson in these days of just buying the one main hit off the Album? This is of course just my humble opinion and just to be clear I am biased against MP3 if that wasn't readily clear, I hate MP3's format! Reminds me of the scene from the movie *-Amadeus-*: Emperor Joseph II: "Well, I mean occasionally it seems to have, how shall one say?" [turning to Orsini-Rosenberg, inquiring] "How shall one say, Director?" Orsini-Rosenberg replies, "Too many notes, Your Majesty?" The Emperor smilingly replies, "Exactly. Very well put. Too many notes." Bewildered Mozart replies, "I don't understand. There are just as many notes, Majesty, as are required. Neither more nor less." Emperor Joseph II, "My dear young man, don't take it too hard. Your work is ingenious. It's quality work. And there are simply *too many notes*, that's all. Just *cut* a few and it will be perfect." Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart replies, "Which *few* did you have in mind, Majesty?" . *iPhone* Media Room: ModWright Platinum Signature Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Wood Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1, Vandersteen V2W Subwoofer Living Room: Transporter, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Office: Touch with Vandersteen VSM-1s Kitchen: Touch in-wall mount w/ Thiel Powerpoint 1.2s Bedroom: Squeezebox BOOM Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Around the House: SliMP3, SB1, SB2, SB3 Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107413 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
