darrenyeats;410298 Wrote:
You're right. But streaming quality will have less and less
technological constraints as time goes on (I choose my words
carefully). Even now, as I understand it, last.fm streams MP3 at 256
VBR.
Darren
Darren,
I just checked and last.fm streams at 128kbps CBR NOT
ralphpnj;410517 Wrote:
Darren,
I just checked and last.fm streams at 128kbps CBR NOT 256kbps VBR and
listening to 128kbps CBR, while better than listening to 56kbps or
96kbps, is still nowhere near CD quality. So for now I'll be sticking
with my own 99.9% flac music library.
Right you are.
CatBus;409405 Wrote:
An audiophile will tell you it's all about the sound, but they can
identify their favorite albums by smell or touch
Hey remember those gatefold LP covers, you know the kind that was used
for most double LP sets, well chances are that if you open up one of
those
ralphpnj;410076 Wrote:
Darren,
You make some very good points but I think that from the audiophile
perspective you forgot one really important point: while I love
listening to last.fm and some radio stations via SqueezeNetwork I just
can't tolerate the insanely low bit rate and resulting
Has anyone tried pointing out to the luddites that a CD player *IS* a
computer?
It's got an operating system CPU (control system), a soundcard (DAC),
and a disk that provides the data (the CD itself).
--
cliveb
Transporter - ATC SCM100A
cliveb;409935 Wrote:
Has anyone tried pointing out to the luddites that a CD player *IS* a
computer?
It's got an operating system CPU (control system), a soundcard (DAC),
and a disk that provides the data (the CD itself).
Good point. Computers as we know them all have the basic architecture
darrenyeats;409965 Wrote:
Last.fm, spotify etc show the streaming-media-from-cloud concept can
work for a certain group of people. If that group of people expands
into the mainstream then good old us - audio enthusiasts who want their
own music server because they listen so much, or care
CatBus;409405 Wrote:
Hey, I'm a DBT-loving Luddite and I'm offended!
Just kidding. I am actually a DBT-loving Luddite, but I'm not actually
offended.
Luddite is frequently a label that gets thrown at people who just
have different priorities than much of society. We don't fear or hate
ralphpnj;409303 Wrote:
Man does my head hurt. After trying and trying to get some of my fellow
audiophiles over at the Stereophile forum to see the light regarding
music servers
What light is that?
Why do you feel such an overwhelming desire to convince others that
your approach to audio
Luddites were people who tried to stop the dehumanizing aspects of
technology. They were not opposed to technology, per se. The equivalent
in an audiophile might be someone who embraces advances that actually
advance high fidelity, but opposes the world being forced into 128 kbps
MP3s whether we
Some time ago I noticed a theme in some audiophile posts.
My wife uses iTunes to fill her iPod. I don't use a computer for
music at all.
so I posted survey questions on the audioAsylum digital drive forum
asking 1) if audiophiles used a computer to play music and 2) did any
family member use
Listener;409634 Wrote:
Some time ago I noticed a theme in some audiophile posts.
My wife uses iTunes to fill her iPod. I don't use a computer for
music at all.
I wonder if this is a 'macho' response. As in ...no I don't do it, but
not because it is too techie (my wife can), but it is
JJZolx;409474 Wrote:
What light is that?
Why do you feel such an overwhelming desire to convince others that
your approach to audio source components is better than another?
I suppose that I was being a tad harsh but it's really not about my
way or the highway, rather it's about investing
ralphpnj;409768 Wrote:
So I guess the light we're talking about is the light of progress.
If you had expressed the same amount of enthusiasm for something like
set amplifiers as the only way to go, it would not have produced the
wave of defensive posts.
I've seen lots of threads like
Listener;409838 Wrote:
Hard to admit that the world is passing you by. Your wife is going
modern and your kids have been with it since they could walk.
I just love those two sentences - says it all very nicely.
--
ralphpnj
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Snatch - The Transporter -
Well, I think I must be a Luddite... Tho I do load the wife's iPODs. I
very much enjoy what comes off of the big black discs. I occasionally
even hook up the LD player and the BetaMax!
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=404340postcount=928
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alZmtbr
Man does my head hurt. After trying and trying to get some of my fellow
audiophiles over at the Stereophile forum to see the light regarding
music servers I've come to the conclusion that many of these
audiophiles are quite simply Luddites. Link to Stereophile thread:
Yes, there are.. they just don't tend to post rants about it. They buy
the Squeezebox or Transporter, plug it in and enjoy the music. They
don't need to rant about something that just works the way they want.
:)
--
SuperQ
SuperQ;409338 Wrote:
Yes, there are.. they just don't tend to post rants about it. They buy
the Squeezebox or Transporter, plug it in and enjoy the music. They
don't need to rant about something that just works the way they want.
:)
I didn't realize that my posts within the referenced
Sorry, I was not thinking your post was a rant.. it's just the general
feel that I got from a number of posts on the thread you linked, and
the kind of posts I see on the slimdevices audiophile forum.
Generalization on the fact that people who are in the middle don't feel
the need to talk about
SuperQ;409351 Wrote:
Sorry, I was not thinking your post was a rant.. it's just the general
feel that I got from a number of posts on the thread you linked, and
the kind of posts I see on the slimdevices audiophile forum.
Generalization on the fact that people who are in the middle don't
I just posted a response over there. It seems like the users over there
are thinking of a computer transport as playing wav files out of a PC
sound card. Not as a SB/NAS solution. This is the response I posted
over there if anybody is interested. Everybody in this forum already
knows most of
SuperQ;409351 Wrote:
Oh well, you just won't be able to change some people's minds. I just
give up and move on with things.
Exactly. Those for whom toleration (of others with different views)
does not come naturally, practice makes perfect.
--
Goodsounds
Hey, I'm a DBT-loving Luddite and I'm offended!
Just kidding. I am actually a DBT-loving Luddite, but I'm not actually
offended.
Luddite is frequently a label that gets thrown at people who just
have different priorities than much of society. We don't fear or hate
technology, we just don't
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