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I tend to agree, for the most part...

I think the mastering is more important than the resolution, but better resolution is marginally, well, better. I have some well mastered CDs that sound terrific and many of my hi-res albums sound very good, too.

I do take exception with the prices being charged for downloads. The manufacture, stocking, and distribution costs are waaaaayyy less for non-physical media. That should be reflected in the pricing and it's not.

And one other thing, according to the (generally ignored) law, it is not legal for one to sell their downloaded files. Once you've paid for it, it's your forever, you are not technically allowed to recoup any of your original purchase price. That sucks.

With all of these qualifiers, downloads should be 40% - 50% the price of physical media. The fact that they aren't is, IMHO, gouging on the part of the vendors...
-RW-

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