In Reply to: Re: "...does the public in general recognize the advantages and benefits of new formats. Apparently it doesn't." posted by tlyyra on May 17, 2007 at 05:45:08:
When CD came its advantages and benefits the public could readily recognize. Sales figures speak for themselves. Hi-rez has no further advantage or benefit as far as handling, track access etc. is concerned, it's simply the same. The only step forward is audio quality. I've never heard hi-rez of any kind so I cannot judge.However, that German study was done with students, i.e. young people (<25 years of age). I wonder what the outcome of such studies would be when people of 40 or 50 years of age were used. Maybe for them there's no difference to CD or the difference is too small as to worry about.
In any case audio quality aloine is not sufficient except for a small minority of what already is a niche market.
In any case it would be the audio industry that has a vested interest in knowing the exact reasons. Did they perform any studies?
Klaus
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- Re: "...does the public in general recognize the advantages and benefits of new formats. Apparently it doesn't." - KlausR. 08:06:23 05/17/07 (5)
- Re: "...does the public in general recognize the advantages and benefits of new formats. Apparently it doesn't." - tlyyra 09:18:14 05/17/07 (4)
- Re: hi-rez is increased definition and dynamics - KlausR. 04:36:22 05/18/07 (3)
- Re: hi-rez is increased definition and dynamics - tlyyra 05:54:57 05/18/07 (2)
- Re: better solutions in our audio systems - KlausR. 06:19:11 05/18/07 (1)
- Re: better solutions in our audio systems - tlyyra 07:55:53 05/18/07 (0)