Amazon does downloads of 320kbps. THAT"S about as high as you are gong ot get and don't forget the niquest theory. That puts a damper on things. Google that one as that's way off the scopeof this list.
S On Nov 18, 2010, at 17:53, Michael Thurman <kb7...@gmail.com> wrote: > ok the problem is where do you buy higher resolution music? sacd is dead as > is dvda because the playback equipment was so overpriced so what's better > than cd that I can get my hands on, especialy music i actually want to listen > to. most of todays' music isn't worth my time to listen to. I don't care to > listen to gangster rap or the g this and g that trash lol I like music that > is music and the for the most part forgot how tw to do that sometimes in the > 90s. the last new cd I bought was kelly pickler, before that was a > replacement for my rsh presto disc that got lost god knows where > > On Nov 18, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > >> CD disks do not necessarily sound better than downloads. >> >> It depends on how much compression is used and I'm highly skeptical as to >> what the human ear can detect anyway. >> >> I see value in the digital verses analog discussion but not in one digital >> verses another. The ear is not nearly as good and the brain is even >> stranger when it comes to audio signal processing. >> >> The whole CD thing is over stated. Remember that the sample rate of a >> standard CD is only 44.1 khz meaning that you fall way in to the audio range >> and you don't nearly have enough samples per wave. If you like listening to >> sawtooth waves that's fine but for musicality not so good. You're way in to >> the audio range when you get to that 10 points per wave point and I'm not >> convinced that's even enough to accurately represent an analog wave. The >> newer higher sample rate recording methods, even with compression in my ear >> sound better than old slow bit rate CD but thqt's me. >> >> >> >> On Nov 17, 2010, at 10:32 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >> >>> lol. Yeah youare one of the very few throw backs. Hehahaha! Just giviing >>> you a hard time because I can. >>> anyways 99 C is plenty for a track in my opinion and hte quality is just >>> fabulious on a regular system. >>> >>> Take care. >>> >>> S >>> >>> On Nov 17, 2010, at 20:26, Michael Thurman <kb7...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I thought that i tunes let you download as many times as you want once you >>>> pay for a track... my annoyance is I tunes doesn't have a refresh my >>>> library option so if you have paid for tracks it remembers and replaces >>>> them if you loose them I shouldn't have to keep track of every track i ave >>>> purchased in order to get them back. I also think that 99c a track is >>>> still too much, no cheaper to buy an album worth of tracks and I don't >>>> even get a disc. real cds still sound better than downloads a home, of >>>> course i still enjoy my vinyl collection as well so I'm a throwback >>>> of course i still have a 2 channel pioneer system sitting here in front of >>>> me pioneer amp bose 2.1 bookshelf speakers, technics turntable ect lol :) >>>> >>>> On Nov 15, 2010, at 1:32 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ricardo, >>>>> >>>>> for me its the quality of the compression from the download that is the >>>>> issue that keeps me buying CD's. >>>>> >>>>> When I can get a download at a higher rate, up in the 700kbps range I'll >>>>> be happier, and one that let's me download the item within reason as many >>>>> times as I like, unlike Apple. >>>>> >>>>> At this time most downloads are 320kbps or less, often less, and yet I >>>>> rip in double this. >>>>> >>>>> can I hear the difference, not always, but often yes, granted not on my >>>>> iPhone headset, but on a good quality home entertainment system, or >>>>> keeping with the spirit of the conversation of cars, in the back of my >>>>> Merc S Classs yes, it certainly is notable. >>>>> >>>>> Its essential that the download providers get their act together and up >>>>> the quality of the download, and allow me to download my collection say >>>>> at least twice a year or so in case I accidently delete something. >>>>> >>>>> once I can do this I'll switch to downloads only. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 14 Nov 2010, at 07:57, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Its all ready changing. People aren't buying CDs anymore. I dare you to >>>>> find a record store. lol. 15 years ago, they were everywhere. The >>>>> majority of people download music. By next year, music albums >>>>> downloaded, will pass albums sold in stores. the change is coming. >>>>> People will cling to the CD like they clung to the cassette tape. But >>>>> once people stop building the hardware to play them, people will have no >>>>> choice but to move on. >>>>> >>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>>>> Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 >>>>> Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 13, 2010, at 4:47 PM, Chenelle Hancock wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> hi, heather, eric, sara and everyone on the list >>>>>> I have to say that for over eighteen years or so i have been using cd's >>>>>> as my mode of music choice. however, it has only been the past eight >>>>>> months or so that i have getting my music through itunes and >>>>>> transferring my music library of over 500 cd's to my computer. i still >>>>>> have them all though. due to the fact i still infer that technology can >>>>>> crash at anytime and you have to have a back up to your back up. if you >>>>>> know what i mean. also i have relatives who are still in the age of >>>>>> the stereo system/ cd player age. so when we have party's we often use >>>>>> someof my cd's to listen to etc... >>>>>> i don't think that cd's will go out of date as fast as tape did back in >>>>>> the late to mid eighty's and early nineties. despite the fact that i >>>>>> have saved some of my music to my external hard drive i have not stored >>>>>> all of it as of yet. but i do plann on doing so. >>>>>> chenelle >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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