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The death of hi fidelity

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    #2
    SilverScreen
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    I stopped reading when I saw that it was a Rolling Stone article dated December 2007...


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    micosoft
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    Dude - sourcing articles from the internet way back machine?? It was true for a very short period of time when cost of storage and bandwidth were high. The in the past five years that has stopped being the issue (we are now talking about downloading 4K video!) and in fact we are not entering an era of super high fidelity beyond what 90% of amplifiers and speakers can do justice with. For the purposes of music bandwidth and storage costs are irrelevant. Apple standard lossless is much higher then CD and we are now seeing rereleases with higher definition as special editions.

    So, in the present, put your preorder in with Neil Young now!


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    SilverScreen
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    Not to mention the significant rise in vinyl sales since 2007.


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    micosoft
    Registered Users Posts: 2,364 ✭✭✭micosoft


    SilverScreen wrote: »
    Not to mention the significant rise in vinyl sales since 2007.

    And hi quality mastered vinyl at that. Most of the vinyl pressed back in the day was pretty awful cheap stuff...


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    topper75
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    Long live hi-fi. I'm happy to pay damn good money for quality and I'm not alone.


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    micosoft
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    Apple, U2 reportedly working on secret new digital music format

    Hmmm.


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    Dude111
    Registered Users Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭Dude111


    They can take thier digital music format and shove it icon10.gif

    Beautiful Analog for me icon7.gif


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    Skatedude
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    Only problem i have is that my vinyl records keep skipping in the car


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    blastman
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    Skatedude wrote: »
    Only problem i have is that my vinyl records keep skipping in the car

    You're doing it wrong :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM9LJuRHshs


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    topper75
    Registered Users Posts: 5,942 ✭✭✭topper75


    A lot of folks out there driving big fancy cars but then you see them skimp on the stylus. Ruins it all.


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    endacl
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    Pah! Digital. I won't even have a transistor in the house. :mad:

    Jolida_202A.jpg


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    SilverScreen
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    I only listen to music on wax cylinder. To hell with vinyl records.


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