hearing loss from compressed music

Interesting, even though I am not qualified to prove the concept one way or the other.

I understand the point about data compression and losses. Certainly I hate the effect that process has on music quality. Consider too, until VERY recently, every sound perceived by human beings since the beginning of time was analog.

If this guy is right, it would not be the first time we altered our environment in a way that damaged our health and well being.

I am not overly alarmed by the article and agree there will probably not be research devoted to it. In fact, I will allow my son to listen to his MP3 files, even though I am very protective of him.

I am however, a believer in the idea that "nothing is free." We often set traps with our technology, and discover them only after we've damaged ourselves.

Hearhere, humans have been on earth for a very long time, remember that the automobile, television and all that we consider "old" technology is VERY recent.

My comment that all sounds falling on human ears since the beginning of time is accurate, or do you rule out song birds, waterfalls and thunder as analog sounds? All of our technology, including all recorded and played back media, occurred a few seconds ago in the time line of humanity.

Obviously your view and mine of what constitutes real analog are very far apart. As usual, there seems to be no subject on which we agree.