> > I really don't think any one cares about compression anymore. It used Depends on the kind of compression. On my home MD unit, it uses Pioneer ASRAC (which is basically a modified version of Sony version 4 i believe) and it sounds excellent. Compressed/lossy areas are always those that are out of the range of human hearing--I cannot tell any difference in fidelity. MP3, on the other hand, sounds horrific a lot of the time. Depends on compression level, but I can't listen to most MP3's unless they are at least 160kps, preffable 192kps. Perhaps it is the encoding software or codecs used, but a lot of MP3 files sound tinny, or lose their dynamic range, it don't know what it is. But I can tell the difference between that an pure .WAV file with no compression. > As far as I can tell, however, vinyl, cassette, and even MD are >virtually all dead. I don't know anyone close to my age that listens to I know of quite a few people on the net that use MD, but no one else in "real life". I certainly hope it's not dead---should I start stocking up on blanks? Do we know if manufacturers plan on halting production any time soon? > stayed the same. MDLP was a step in the right direction, but it's STILL > realtime recording, STILL inconvenient as an MP3 playback device (when > compared to alternatives). Absolutely. We need to see portable MD units with a USB line-in for FAST digital MP3 copying. Exactly like you said, with a coded for conversion from MP3 to ATRAC. Also, an SP/DIF or Toslink digital output (a feature you can only find on home MD decks right now.) Unfortunatly, I don't think this is gonna happen due to SCMS. :-( ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
