In Reply to: I haven't missed anything posted by E-Stat on April 18, 2016 at 16:36:37:
"The music industry has failed to adopt high resolution on a wide basis (> 0.5%) as they originally did with the CD thirty five years ago using limited computer storage technology. That is no longer a problem. If hi-rez were the norm, then the public would consume it."Then you don't understand basic economics.
The media companies will NOT invest in infrastructure for mass high resolution distribution because there is no market for it. One comes before the other. They DID invest in high resolution video streaming because blu ray and HD TV created huge interest...hence the success of Netfilx and Amazon Prime etc.
You can without question easily tell the difference between 480 and 1080 on a $500 TV. NOT so with high rez audio. On ear buds or computer speakers, 10 out of 10 average listeners would not hear any difference on let's say the 24/192 Blue Note remasters vs the CD produced from those files.
Here is a tid bit for you..iTunes receives thousands of 24/96, 24/48, and 24/44.1 wav an aiff files from the record companies then they create their 256 AAC files from those. They have chose NOT to sell not only lossless high rez, but not even CD quality files.
There is no market.
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- RE: I haven't missed anything - Isaak J. Garvey 16:52:59 04/18/16 (7)
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