tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664160868176688099.post7861947204975452549..comments2023-06-08T08:35:04.841-04:00Comments on MarketnewsGadgetTalk: Where Has All the Music Gone?Marketnews - Christine Persaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167737260687333147noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664160868176688099.post-77759793425708869822008-02-14T15:21:00.000-05:002008-02-14T15:21:00.000-05:00Like you Saxe, I'm at a high bit rate too and now ...Like you Saxe, I'm at a high bit rate too and now seem to have my iPod in my pocket as a just in case for all dinner parties. Subtly switching my playlist for the sad beastly noise destroying any ambience is a start, but the vehicle for playback stays the same. Now that we have addressed the sad state of audio for evening ambience we should now move the topic over to the importance of dimmers being on every light. I never realized just how bad I looked under 60 watts of lighting. Anything brighter then a candle and I'm in trouble!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664160868176688099.post-1221728596885830122008-02-14T15:07:00.000-05:002008-02-14T15:07:00.000-05:00You have articulated my feelings exactly. I will t...You have articulated my feelings exactly. I will tender an explanation. Convenience. Fitting into the lifestyle. The ipod and associated itunes which finds its way into the PC has so effectively converted our source of music to the PC/Mac, or to the ipod itself, because it's so EASY! Fun too. I have often put together a playlist that suited the taste of my dinner party guest(s) and what they were going through in their lives. The feedback is always there, supporting your theory that music is still important to people. I will often burn a CD for everyone to take with them at the end of the evening... great party favours! However, the sound quality in my ipod is a little bette rthen average. Since memory has been getting cheaper, I began by ripping my own CD collection (leaving out the padding... the tracks which I never liked anyway) at 320 kbps or better, as opposed to the "High Quality" 128 kbps which sounds dead nasty. Of course, the good news that will satisfy the hunger we have for great sound quality, is that memory is now cheap like borscht! Half a terabyte for $200! So now I'm ripping bit-for-bit. Absolute CD quality. I've got it ALL. Convenience AND quality. So keep the faith! Look for more itunes-based improvements to come... better sound boards... And check out www.evolutionaudiovideo.com for some great sounding gear to accurately reproduce our music. (PLUG!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664160868176688099.post-8618674144512986922008-02-14T14:43:00.000-05:002008-02-14T14:43:00.000-05:00Tragically, as an industry we have failed to make ...Tragically, as an industry we have failed to make great audio an important luxury in the perception of well heeled consumers. <BR/><BR/>The devolution of audio towards quick and dirty sales of "inabox" solutions and ipod docks has taken a toll. There are still upscale dealers who do a good job, but this battle was lost in the mass market.<BR/><BR/>On the marketing end manufacturers need to go after luxury clients the way car, jewellery and wine and spirit makers do.<BR/><BR/>Alas, easier said than done...Lee_Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883046714531709404noreply@blogger.com