I prefer FLAC. But as you know, we have to fool around to get it to work on the mac for now. But of course, I doubt Apple will officially support it since they have their own Apple lossless format. > Subject: Re: cd drives going out of style: > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:21:59 -0800 > To: [email protected] > > Why not use lossless compression? Then it's a non issue. CD music is only > 44,100 hz so it's not like the highs are that well preserved anyway. You need > to get in to the super audio cd stuf or the higher bit rate recordings to get > interesting quality. > > > On Nov 14, 2010, at 10:32 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > > > Ricardo, > > > > for me its the quality of the compression from the download that is the > > issue that keeps me buying CD's. > > > > When I can get a download at a higher rate, up in the 700kbps range I'll be > > happier, and one that let's me download the item within reason as many > > times as I like, unlike Apple. > > > > At this time most downloads are 320kbps or less, often less, and yet I rip > > in double this. > > > > can I hear the difference, not always, but often yes, granted not on my > > iPhone headset, but on a good quality home entertainment system, or keeping > > with the spirit of the conversation of cars, in the back of my Merc S > > Classs yes, it certainly is notable. > > > > Its essential that the download providers get their act together and up the > > quality of the download, and allow me to download my collection say at > > least twice a year or so in case I accidently delete something. > > > > once I can do this I'll switch to downloads only. > > > > > > On 14 Nov 2010, at 07:57, Ricardo Walker wrote: > > > > Its all ready changing. People aren't buying CDs anymore. I dare you to > > find a record store. lol. 15 years ago, they were everywhere. The majority > > of people download music. By next year, music albums downloaded, will pass > > albums sold in stores. the change is coming. People will cling to the CD > > like they clung to the cassette tape. But once people stop building the > > hardware to play them, people will have no choice but to move on. > > > > Ricardo Walker > > [email protected] > > Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > > Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 > > > > > > > > On Nov 13, 2010, at 4:47 PM, Chenelle Hancock wrote: > > > >> > >> hi, heather, eric, sara and everyone on the list > >> I have to say that for over eighteen years or so i have been using cd's as > >> my mode of music choice. however, it has only been the past eight months > >> or so that i have getting my music through itunes and transferring my > >> music library of over 500 cd's to my computer. i still have them all > >> though. due to the fact i still infer that technology can crash at anytime > >> and you have to have a back up to your back up. if you know what i mean. > >> also i have relatives who are still in the age of the stereo system/ cd > >> player age. so when we have party's we often use someof my cd's to listen > >> to etc... > >> i don't think that cd's will go out of date as fast as tape did back in > >> the late to mid eighty's and early nineties. despite the fact that i have > >> saved some of my music to my external hard drive i have not stored all of > >> it as of yet. but i do plann on doing so. > >> chenelle > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "MacVisionaries" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >
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