MP3’s are dying, thank god. MP3 is a transitionary technology that has overstayed it’s welcome.
If you believe lossy MP3 is all you need for music, goodbye. Come back when you want to listen. Yes 320k is better than 192k … Read the rest
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You Are Not Alone
Quality of sound is not a joke. It leads to quality of life and quality of mental state.… Read the rest
Appreciating HD Audio
Good article by Bob O’Donnell posted at Engadget. Engadget is usually anti-audio quality, pushing the standard line of lossy is fine, smartphones are fine, buy new headphones and shut up. But Bob pushes through with a nice summary of … Read the rest
The Sad State of Consumer Audio
There is a lot of technology available today, some at very affordable prices. Choice appears abundant but it’s a false narrative.
Why is choice a false narrative? Because most of the choices are already compromised and the actual quality of … Read the rest
It’s Bandwidth, Stupid
Everything digital boils down to bandwidth –
- how much you have
- how much can you use
- how fast the data can move through it
Bandwidth comes in several forms. The network connection is the obvious one because we already use … Read the rest
Audio Quality & Music Love
…is now a channel on Disqus! If that’s one of your hangouts online have at it.
Vinyl Sales Continue To Grow
More vinyl albums were sold last year than any year since 1991. This is because of quality not irony.
The mainstream music world has moved to streaming, locking in low-quality expectations. Streamers don’t even talk about sound quality anymore because … Read the rest
Progress Being Made Towards High Definition Audio
Finally! The recording and music industry is discussing standards and practices for proper high-resolution audio, which will hopefully lay the groundwork for mass acceptance by consumers.
This is 20 years past due. Better late than never.
The various entities are … Read the rest
Fix Your Playback
Best Musical Enjoyment = Proper Playback.
Here’s how to fix your music making machines:
- Rate the quality and identify the weakest link in your signal chain
- Research the prices and ability to upgrade the weak links
- Purchase the most sensible
Technically Tripping Over Feet
One of the most contentious nerd debates online is about audio quality, and those that believe there are no differences in quality always point to AB tests as their primary justification.
This guy explains why this is fatally flawed, and … Read the rest
Why Apple Music (or Spotify) Doesn’t Matter Much
Triangulation Neil Leo Pono
1000k and Beyond
Control the terminology, control the message.
I am listening to Sam Cooke right now. It’s stunning. Through $24 computer speakers. You think I’m kidding? Try it yourself.
It’s a 3000k bitrate file. That’s sure helps.
It’s being played on the … Read the rest
Apple’s Upcoming Music Announcement
Will it have anything to do with sound quality? I doubt it.
Apple likes to roll out new products with slick presentations touting all of the improvements in the product, or how the new product improves upon an existing solution.… Read the rest
Loudness Wars Research
I’ve really been exploring my music collection lately* and along with the playback quality of the PonoPlayer, I’ve learned some things about the hated concept of “loudness wars”:
- I can really hear it start up in the early 90’s
Just For You – Not Too Late To Save Yourself Musically
The more stuff I put on my PonoPlayer, 16/44 and higher, it is sounding so amazing that I’m discovering things in my own CD collection. Things I haven’t heard before!
In some cases it’s parts, instruments, & entire background melodies … Read the rest
FUNK @ 24/192: Oh My!
But of course, why did I ever doubt it?
I worry. More than my cool attitude allows.
I worry about incompetence and greed getting in the way of a good time.
I worried that the high resolution thing would pass … Read the rest
I Thought It Was Gone…
… or I was losing my hearing.
Words of wisdom from the people that know music (the people that make music):
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