09-29-2007, 05:17 AM
[quote Billybob](most people can't distinguish CD quality from MP3 when the bitrate is 192k or above
I have some things for you to consider as you make that investment of money and belief:
"Most people" are never properly exposed to better alternatives, leading to "general consensus" conclusions that assume too much and downplay or deny one's natural abilities to make fine distinctions --- making it socially "OK" to accept something that their gut tells them stands at least a chance of being the worse bargain somehow. Of course, not knowing --- or caring --- that much plays a huge role in any purchasing decision, as always.
Nothing's free, and that includes a digital format that throws away roughly 80% of the original data in return for a small file size and a "best guess" algorithm.
I have some things for you to consider as you make that investment of money and belief:
"Most people" are never properly exposed to better alternatives, leading to "general consensus" conclusions that assume too much and downplay or deny one's natural abilities to make fine distinctions --- making it socially "OK" to accept something that their gut tells them stands at least a chance of being the worse bargain somehow. Of course, not knowing --- or caring --- that much plays a huge role in any purchasing decision, as always.
Nothing's free, and that includes a digital format that throws away roughly 80% of the original data in return for a small file size and a "best guess" algorithm.