Thanks for posting. I really enjoyed the explanation on how sound/music was made more convenient with technology over time and not necessarily better.
I think he could have explained that part a little better (cough, cough; embellished). I’m sure he meant compression of sound and removal of bits between bits?But 95% of the sound is gone with MP3s? I would like to know where he got his data from.
I'm no fan of MP3s, but there's no reason to make numbers up. Unless somebody here can convince me 95% of the music is gone.
I think he could have explained that part a little better (cough, cough; embellished). I’m sure he meant compression of sound and removal of bits between bits?
I posted a sound test on here somewhere to see if most can tell the difference between an mp3 file and two different quality ones (one being much higher quality). Quite noticeable on a good system or headphones but not so much on a standard or midfi unit (which is how most listen to music).
But 95% of the sound is gone with MP3s? I would like to know where he got his data from.
I'm no fan of MP3s, but there's no reason to make numbers up. Unless somebody here can convince me 95% of the music is gone.
Did you ever see the old Mapleshade Audio marketing?
I used to get a kick out of reading their catalogs when they still used percentages to describe improvements.
This is how I remember them. "The Mapleshade Double Helix V.2 Speaker Cables offer a 35% improvement in sound quality over the Mapleshade Helix V.1 Speaker Cables."
This is how they still market stuff. "Mounting your speakers on good stands will dramatically improve their sound. Our air-dried maple stands offer much warmer, clearer, punchier, and more detailed sound than granite, slate, glass (the worst), myrtle or exotic hardwoods, or any of the hi-tech damped composites. Adding brass footers to drain vibration out of your speakers into the maple stand doubles the good effect."