"David W. Tamkin" wrote:
>
> Steve Corey wrote,
>
> | I only object when someone says that MD is high quality recording, when it
> | is middle quality recording.
>
> That's a subjective call, based on what scale one uses and where one draws
> the demarcations. MD is not maximum quality nor top quality, because ATRAC
> is lossy. But "high" or "middle" or even "low" is a personal judgment.
>
> Steve, you have every right to disagree with someone says that MD is high-
> quality recording, because it's a matter of opinion and your opinion differs.
> But in my view the concept of objecting doesn't apply.
Is my objection to someone saying that MD is high quality recording any
less valid than someone saying that LP4 is unsuitable for serious
recording? Particularly when a person making that statements admits
that he has not heard LP4 recording? Of course it's all subjective. I
never said that it wasn't. And of course it's my opinion. Just about
everything said in this forum is opinion.
So here are some simple statements:
ATRAC is lossy. That's a fact.
The current, best implementations of ATRAC sound great. Opinion. One
that we all seem to agree with. I do, and since we all seem to agree,
no controversy is generated.
The current, best implementations of ATRAC are high quality recording.
Opinion. One that I am the only one who doesn't seem to hold. And so
there is a controversy.
So I have admitted that ATRAC recording sounds great. And yet I still
cling to my notion that it is not high quality. Here's why: when I
want to record something with high quality, I want to capture as much of
the information that I can, audible or not. Even 16 bit, 44.1 kHz
recording is lossy, in that it filters out frequencies above 20 kHz or
so. But that is ok, since the recording gear isn't any better, for the
most part. I want my storage medium to be capable of capturing as much
of the information as possible.
So, yeah, that's my opinion. And when I disagree with someone, I'll
speak out. And when people don't agree with me, they'll speak out. I
consider that a good thing.
And now, much to the relief of some, this is the last you'll hear from
me on this subject.
-steve
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