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From:
Nate Harrison \[Toshok Laboratories\]
To:
Christopher Fahey
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Date:
Wed, 14 Oct 1998 13:04:32 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:
Re: (idm) RealAudio Quality
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On Wed, 14 Oct 1998, Christopher Fahey wrote:
quoted 9 lines Anyone point me to any good realaudio on the net...> >>>Anyone point me to any good realaudio on the net... > > > >Check out the new issue of Urban Sounds (www.urbansounds.com), for not > >just Realaudio clips... > > > But is it just me, but does anyone else here find most RealAudio > unlistenable due to the crappy sound quality? >
totally...half the time I don't bother...
quoted 10 lines IDM is all about the details and nuances of sound itself, not just about> IDM is all about the details and nuances of sound itself, not just about > a repetitive beat or interesting lyrics. While Alanis Morisette at > 11k/8bit/mono with ultra-compression might not be any noticably worse than > the album ;), to listen to that kind of RealAudio of Autechre in anything > but ISDN quality or better is to rob the music of a great deal of its value. > > And I'm not even an audiophile. Honestly, I detest audiophilia. > > I have a T1 at my office, and I'm often frustrated when the only > RealAudio available to me is 28k crap.
Oh, but you're a bandwidth snob eh:) My request to RealAudio publishers
quoted 7 lines (provided they can afford the bandwith/server space) is to provide> (provided they can afford the bandwith/server space) is to provide > super-high quality versions of everything they post for those of us with > high bandwidth access. > > Yes, I'm spoiled with the T1 at the office and an ISDN at home, but so > are many many other people. Thoughts? >
me too! C'mon, there's got to be a sizable amount pf people on this list that have tech related jobs who have T1's at work...let's here it for hi res realaudio! peace Nate
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