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| Are CD players dead Again, bottom line is I think after 70 years or so of commercial recordings being available for sale, plus all the new emerging channels/sources of music, that the home audio/music market in most countries is essentially saturated and that growth ... | |
| Are CD players dead I suspect at some point we will see more downloadable content from amazon and others at CD Redbook resolution.Practically though, the time involved to download even that much less high res album length content would not appeal to most. It will tak... | |
| Does your system take you there or...? "Why else would you spend a gazillion dollars on audio gear,unless of course you're an equipment freak,but that's a subject for another thread."I can't imagine anybody would spend a gazillion on audio gear unless they are an equipment freak. Doesn... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? People make the rhythm, not the recordings, right?I'm not sure how one format or another gets an advantage regarding rhythm.Surely imperfections in record manufacturing including warping can have an effect on things. Not sure I understand how digi... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? What are some examples of music that does not sound like music? Isn't that a paradox?Live, vinyl, 78 rpm, CD, mp3..... it all sounds like music to me. The thing is even all live music sounds different based on many factors that come into play in a... | |
| Are CD players dead "CDs are prematurelydisappearing rapidly! "I think a lot of this is a result of teh music market being saturated more than anything specific to CDs other than they are the current format most impacted, especially by new major pieces of the pie lik... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? "But just saying "live" music will be the standard by which we measure accuracy by.... is...i think...insufficient... since even "live" music is not a precise enough definition."Yeah, maybe the fact is nothing is really sufficient. OR maybe it jus... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Medusa looks better when her photo is not accurate.Aphrodite's beauty is portrayed best in an accurate photo.SO in terms of gaining pleasure from our senses, this is best achieved with an accurate representation of something beautiful accordingly.... | |
| Are CD players dead Look at it this way. 78 RPM records were generation 1 of mass recorded and marketed media. 331/3 lps generation 2.CDs generation 3.Most innovations start to get it mostly right usually about the third time around. CDs get it mostly right (except f... | |
| Are CD players dead Agree with Devilboy.Will something to replace CDs for this eventually? Probably. Not sure what it will be though and it could be awhile.331/3 lps were around about 30 years before CDs did them in for the most part. CDs will probably be around some... | |
| Christmas Music and Audiophiles? Nutcracker on Mercury Living Presence 35mmChristmas Pops Living StereoMoody Blues December | |
| Are CD players dead "Are there two Mapmans? I thought you said, "I can go toHDTracks and Download Albums today at higher res than CDif I choose. What's the problem?"."Yes, there is good mapman and evil mapman. You never know which will rear his ugly head! The essence... | |
| Are CD players dead I wonder with HD Tracks, how does a buyer know that these are truly mastered at the higher resolution that you are buying?If they are jsut taking lower res masters and upsampling to higher res, then you may be actually worse off thatn before in th... | |
| No such thing as a future proof DAC... DACs are about as future proof as computers.If you want something future proof, buy a turntable. | |
| Top 10 Snafus to avoid when building a good rig MrT,Yes, I have tried large Maggies in a small room also. Not that they can't work there, more that large speakers (including Maggies) are harder to place especially in smaller rooms so getting the the right setup can be more of a challenge.Also, ... |