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While this is absolutely true, I find it {humorous/ironic/something} that
one of the big sticking points for MDs initial acceptance as a medium was
that it wasn't "truly CD quality" (esp. ATRACT v1.0). So many mags were
like "yeah, MD is cool and all, but the quality isn't quite there."
Meanwhile, even the very first MD is lightyears ahead of most MP3 quality.
It just goes to show that digitally downloading pirated songs is the "killer
app" -- not portability.
Jon Deutsch
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn R. Lin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 2:18 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: MD: Will MD Survive?
>
>
> Sure, maybe to YOU and select audiophiles that really care about sound
> quality.
> But mass acceptance and becoming mainstream have very little
> to do with
> sound quality. MP3 would not be nearly as popular as it is
> now if sound
> quality was a significant factor. All my MP3 loving friends
> KNOW MP3's
> sound quality isn't as good as MD or CD. They don't care.
> Not a single
> one of them. "It's good enough for me", or "I can't tell the
> If the average consumer asks an electronics store employee about a
> product's sound quality, "Yes, it's pretty good" is usually an
> acceptable answer.
>
> --
> Shawn Lin
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