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> Thanks for writing with your comments. As a fellow lover of quality sound I'm
> always glad to hear from those with different opinions. Heck...that's part of
> what makes audio fun. Let me first say that I think you misunderstood part of
> what we are saying about mini-disc and that we're really in agreement.
Marketing bull-shit....
> We aren't saying that tapes of CD's are as good as mini-discs of CD's. I
> suppose
> one could make that argument at the very highest end of tape decks under
> extraordinary recording control circumstances, but certainly no tape deck we
> sell can make a tape of equivilent quality to your mini-disc. So we agree
> there.
Even more marketing bull-shit....
> We also totally agree with you on MP3...but it sells way more than MD so we
> advertise it more. We are bringing in new MD products now and fully intend to
> continue to support the format along with MP3 and CD-R Audio for digital
> recording.
And it continues....
> What we are saying is that in direct listening comparison to the original CD,
> there is a small difference in sound quality with a mini-disc. I would call
> it a
> slight dulling or blurring of the musical signal. This is something I have
> heard
> myself as well as read in much of the industry press over the last few years.
1) Hmmm, did he ever listen to ATRAC 3.0 and higher?
2) Hmm, the same industry press regards digital media as analog and applies the
same laws on it. I bet they use only 3M floppies because it makes their
reports
smarter....
> Does that make mini disc a bad format... no way...but to me it does disqualify
> it from being an audiophile storage medium. If you can't hear the slight
> difference with your equipment then mini disc is a perfect choice for you and
> I
> suspect the vast majority of people will be absolutely satisfied with mini
> disc
> and discern no difference between it and their CD's. Nevertheless, we stand by
> our comments that it isn't quite as good as the original CD....really, really
> close but not quite.
True, but not enough reason to not sell it!
> I hope this puts our opinion in a better perspective for you and I do want to
> thank you once again for taking time out to share yours. I'll take my CDRW and
> you can take your MD....and as long as we're both listening to good tunes
> with a
> smile on our faces, that's what it's really all about!
>
> Best regards,
> George Barr
> Director - Internet Development
> http://www.circuitcity.com
Hmm, this is a internet guy... Probably the Internet User Interface.....
What does he know about music?
Cheers,
Ralph
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