arnyk wrote: > Open source = no royalty payments. > > Who cares since we know that so-called high resolution audio has no > audible benefits? > > I can't say that I'm against physical media, not with a personal library > in excess of 1,000 discs.
On Open Source - many companies make nice profits with it. If you have the credibility, services and consulting are eminently monetize-able. Arguably, if Meridian made MQA open source there'd be less of a debate about it, and more people would take it up wherever it happens to me sense (a narrow focus if you ask me, but I posted that earlier). Because there's cost involved, potential beneficiaries will still run a strict cost-benefit analysis. And some of the benefits ma have nothing to do with the sheer obsession with sound quality - it might be yet another way to control distribution and the overall ecosystem. On HD Audio having no audible benefits... quite a rational and defensible argument. But peace of mind for archiving purposes as storage cost drops down dramatically is also to be considered. I did make a point to acquire HD all time favorites when special offers where available. I don't like to struggle and concentrate on silly stuff when I listen to music, hence I hate blind tests - let other people bother, I'll take their word for it. I have some pretty resolving equipment, but damn me if I *care* to hear a difference. Sometimes, on very familiar and very well recorded favorites, I have thought I could hear "something", hence where I have it I simply listen to the HD version and know anything else is in my head. Done. That said, I think 24/192 is total overkill in any end user's listening environment, and yet why not for albums we totally treasure. Yeah on physical media. I used to have several drawers full of CDs (over 3000) and now they're are stored out of sight. I'll never ever spin CDs or vinyl again when it comes to my main system. Whatever media I get I digitize on the spot, and scan the cover. To me convenience is a key part of listening to music. Getting up to change media... I no longer miss it, nor do I for a second think it sounds any better than the digitized version.... ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 12) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105070 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
