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I still buy CDs and rip them to MP3s. They work when cellular data isn't available, they have excellent sound quality, they're easy to organize, and there's no
by dleslie 6y ago
I still buy CDs and rip them to MP3s.
They work when cellular data isn't available, they have excellent sound quality, they're easy to organize, and there's no vendor lock-in who's spying on my listening habits.
- MaxBarraclough 6y agoDo you have the option to use something better than MP3? How's the 'loudness war' going with modern CDs?
- dleslie 6y agoI previously used FLAC but I like taking my whole library with me. HQ MP3 is good enough for me. The loudness war is something of a myth. I normalize my audio, so I don't really notice. As for the absence of dynamic range, I don't really care. I don't listen to classical.
- eindiran 6y agoI don't think the loudness war is a myth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war But it appears to have significantly abated, due to normalization by streaming services and changing opinions of sound engineers over the last decade.
- MaxBarraclough 6y ago> changing opinions of sound engineers over the last decade Don't sound engineers oppose the loudness war? My understanding is that they'd far rather be doing work they could be proud of, but they get orders to ramp up the volume. You're right that it absolutely isn't a myth.
- dleslie 6y agoSomething of a myth: the idea goes that due to the loss of dynamic range in audio that somehow the quality of the audio recording is diminished; but that's not necessarily true.