One likes to believe in the freedom of music,
but glittering prizes and endless comprimises (mp3)
shatter the illusion of integrity.
sorry i had to throw that in there
seeing as how this paramount SAVE SACD post got nearly totally hijacked by an all-out discussion on the technicalities of mp3.
dont get me wrong, i love my mp3's, they're great for my speakerphone, my laptop speakers, my NuTone intercom, jogging with the Iriver, and most especially with SRS WOW applied
... but this was a SACD post; the order of data for digital music goes something around like:
mp3: ~5mb/song
cd: ~50mb/song
sacd: ~ 500mb/song
deductive reasoning would indicate 'the next' format should be another X10 data or ~5,000mb/song.
we're still in the infant stages of digital sound reproduction... when compared to analog sound reproduction. just cause its glittering doesnt mean its better....
the import here (in this thread) is not how LITTLE information your music has but how MUCH information your music has.
when it comes to digital sampling of analog sound, more will always be better... IMHO.
No Comprimises.
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