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From:
Nintari Man
To:
EggyToast
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Date:
Mon, 21 Jan 2002 20:46:14 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
Re: [idm] Poss. OT: SHN Sound Format
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As it stands, no, it wouldn't work on existing CD players, obviously. ... But, major hardware manufacturers have been adding support for MP3 and WMA to CD and DVD players. Why not add support for a nice lossless format like this? On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, EggyToast wrote:
quoted 17 lines How would this fit onto a standard audio cd as it stands? Manufacturers> How would this fit onto a standard audio cd as it stands? Manufacturers > would have to modify all of their current hardware in order to play the > cd's (much like MP3 cds), making it a worse deal for the average > consumer. Only elitist audiophiles (who already believe analog speakers > present sound "accurately and without loss") would really worry about > losing frequencies that they don't hear. > > That, and those people who are just anti-mp3 for the sake of being anti, > much like people being anti-microsoft just cos it's 'cool' and 'linuxy'. > > derek > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >
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