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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: Morality and MP3s |
| Date | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 06:07:07 -0600 |
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At 12:22 AM 2/21/03 -0500, you wrote:
>I don't understand the whole MP3 craze, really? You just mentioned the
>compression makes the music file much less than CD quality. Unfortunately the
>average music buff likes MP3 sound quality. A friend at work boast how he can
>store over 150 songs on 1 CD. When I complained about the poor sound quality?
>He remarked "The sound quality is FINE for me".
Most work PC's don't have great speakers (I have yet to see a 5:1 surround
sound setup in someone's cubicle) or use headphones because they cant blast
them at work. So they can rip low quality Mp3's and cant tell if the sound
quality is good or not. I rip all my (stereo) Mp3s at 192 and higher -
anything less I can hear high end roll-off or distortion.
> These are the same comsumers
>how thought VHS video was equal to Beta in quality. At least DVD is doing a
>good job of "killing off" VHS for good.
The biggest goof Sony did with Betamax was not licensing it to other
companies, they didn't want any other companies making cheaper recorders
and cutting into their sales. (Kinda like Apple) JVC (who created VHS)
licenced their format to hundreds of manufacturers in the 80's, so the
market was swamped with VHS recorders by the mid 80's. I had a friend who
had a nice Betamax in the late 80's and I agree that the quality was much
better.
The Movie companies have done a great job promoting DVD - Now if we can
get more classic movies I would be very happy. I have a friend who's a big
Errol Flynn fan and hardly of his 30's/40's movies have gotten the DVD
treatment.
>The hardware manufacturers and
>retailers have done a splendid job of hyping MP3 also. From MP3 recorders to
>CD (mp3 compatible) players. And Joe Average with his 48X CDR computer burner
>"eats it up as well".
And when you can get a 50 pack of CD-R's for 2.99 after rebate, no wonder
why the RIAA is so scared.
>Serious Live tapers deplore MP3 sourced Live Concerts CD's because of their
>poor sound quality. But that doesn't stop music buffs from ripping and
>burning the damn CD's.
>
>Don
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