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Jack G

In Reply to: RE: am I crazy? posted by bullethead on August 05, 2012 at 07:56:04

But that's beside the point. If you are happy, who cares?
At some point, one needs to stop chasing audiophile, and just enjoy music. I still buy albums, and find MP3s unacceptable except for background music.
But, that's just me.
Jack

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"MP3s unacceptable" - mls-stl 10:06:15 08/05/12 (5)
I prefer FLAC to MP3 when I do a back-to-back comparison and the majority of my collection is in that format, but, especially for higher bit rate MP3 material, I do not find them "unacceptable" in the sense that some around here go full tilt on the hyperbolic language.

Interestingly, some months ago I was at a local high end store and had brought my own material for audition purposes with me. One CD was burned from a 256K Amazon download (Ronnie Magri's "Shim Sham Revue" -- I hadn't been able to locate a CD copy at the time I was looking for it).

That CD sounded great and drew raves with the store owner and another customer making note of the album. It didn't occur to me until later that the CD was made from an evil set of MP3s. But, those who heard it loved the music, thought it was well recorded, and wanted to get a copy for themselves.

That's something I've noticed repeatedly over the years. Often when deprived of a back-to-back comparison and/or put in a situation the listening takes place without knowing the official pedigree, most people will simply enjoy the music.
- IOW, Ignorance is bliss! (nt) - marc g. 12:08:25 08/05/12 (1)
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  marc g. - audiophile by day, music lover by night
  - That was the point... - mls-stl 13:31:34 08/05/12 (0)
    ... take away advance knowledge or side-by-side comparison and the the righteous declarations subside considerably.
- Good for you - Jack G 12:07:58 08/05/12 (1)
  I've been given a few MP3 burned discs over the years. They tend to have a flat soundstage and messed uo treble. I still listen to them because I like the music. They just don't sound very good.
  To each his own.
  Jack
  - Exactly. "To each his own" - AbeCollins 13:32:19 08/05/12 (0)
    If you enjoy the music that's what counts.
    
    However, if you can hear the difference, it's hard to go back to an inferior sounding format. At least it is for me. But as you say, to each his own.
    
    I had a few thousand 256kbps AAC tunes on my iPod Classic for the car audio system. It was enjoyable until I compared some of the songs using Apple Lossless. I ended up wiping out the entire library and redoing everything in Apple Lossless. Much better! So the car audio setup now uses Apple Lossless compression throughout. I couldn't go back to AAC and still enjoy it.
    
    On the other hand, and for the sake of saving space, I use 256kbps AAC on my iPhone for portable use. I can still enjoy the music during my travels but would never attach the iPhone with the AAC files to my car audio or home setup for primary use.
- Love your last sentence--NT - lancelot 11:18:00 08/05/12 (0)
  NT

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