Recently, I've realized that The Future and all it's wondrously digital miracles are not as glossy as they seem. Of particular guilt, is that of digital music downloads.
I've a pretty vast CD collection (the physical, disc-based kind, not the term for music albums), and I had all but reconciled myself to their eventual demise. Surely, with all these newfangled online services like Amazon, iTunes and BitTorrent, physical media must be on it's way to fossilization?
Nay.
I confess that I lack the technical prowess to delve into a detailed and credible rant, but I have found that the physical CD just sounds better. With that thought in mind, I researched a bit (some of this I knew already): iTunes MP3s are, by default, sold at the quality of 128 kbps, the premium iTunes Plus service will bump that up and match Amazon.com's default of 256 kbps. However, neither of these compare to the "lossless" format found on a physical CD. Digital solutions exist, but not in a mass-appeal fashion.
I've also realized that iTunes dumbed down my ripped CDs to the lower 128 kbps format, so if I've a mind to achieve even a remotely superior sound.....I'm going to have to rip them all again.
What does this mean to you, non existent readers?
Firstly, if you're a music lover, pay attention to what you're buying (some of us still do that.....right? Heh.) and from where. Also, the next time you come across some quaint device or relic of the Analog Age, don't be so quick to slap on that expression of Superiority. The proverbial cave man can still brawl with the best of em'.
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