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Interesting, the hype around 24bit could kill off the CD, since CDs can't really compete with that and DVD-Audio and SACD failed to reach the mass market. As a
by rythie 16y ago
Interesting, the hype around 24bit could kill off the CD, since CDs can't really compete with that and DVD-Audio and SACD failed to reach the mass market.
As a bonus to Apple they will take more space, especially if they use FLAC, so people will buy bigger iPods and iPhones.
- wladimir 16y agoSACD failed to reach the mass market, partly, because most music customers didn't really care about 24 bit audio. At least, not enough to pay more for it. I don't think it's different this time. Music quality is not an issue for most people. If it was, low-quality mp3 and players with crappy headphones, and crappy computer speakers wouldn't be that popular.
- rythie 16y agoIt doesn't have to reach critical mass this time though, people who care about quality can download the better version, people don't care don't have to.
- Bud 16y agoBut people with lots of money find it to be an issue. Or, they at least pretend to. And they will pay for the right to pretend to. :) And once the rich do so, we have a long tradition in our society of imitating the consumption habits of the rich.
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- rythie 16y ago24bit, 96khz, 2 channels, 4 minutes * 0.40 (60% compression) = 55Mb per track. At $1 per track that's, $579 on a 32GB iPhone/iPod Touch assuming no apps, games, videos, iOS or formatting etc. (i.e. it's actually lower)
- sp332 16y agoUgh, I totally spaced on the FLAC bit, I was still thinking in MP3.