Article: Bits and Bytes, Is This Fun?

[markr]

I really liked the article. I read it right through, but I am a pretty technical-type person. I thought he took a direct, short but detailed-enough route to make his point. A point I agree with: You cannot call 'lossy compression' audio files "CD Quality". I think that the FTC should prosecute commercial purveyors who do call them that.<br />

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As for the part of Chris's question about 'ensuing Internet conversations' from these articles, I had to force myself to go all the way through the first page of the thread. I did however, like a comment there. A comment I totally agree with (liked the sig line too) from 'LeeS':<br />

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<em>"I guess I'm odd because I consider CD to be a lossy format. <br />

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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.<br />

~Arthur C. Clarke, 1917-2008"</em><br />

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RIP, Mr. Clarke ....<br />

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markr

[The Computer Audiophile]

Hey Mark - I am a somewhat technical person myself and I do like the technical stuff, to a certain point. Beyond this point the discussion loses any audiophile/music loving flavor for me.

[markr]

...over here in Computer Audiophile-land. The threads that continue for some time all seem to have that same 'music-loving' flavor to them. There isn't much "traffic jam causing car wreck gawking" going on around here, if you know what I mean.<br />

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markr