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Probably not. I was there. AM radio kicked streaming's ass. Analog Cassettes and 8 tracks also kicked streaming's ass, and absolutely rocked co
by RubyPinch 11y ago
Probably not.
I was there.
AM radio kicked streaming's ass.
Analog Cassettes and 8 tracks also kicked streaming's ass,
and absolutely rocked compared to streaming.
- Oletros 11y agoHow radio kicked ass streaming?
- exDM69 11y agoAnalog transmission artifacts make sound quality worse. Digital transmission errors make playback choppy and intermittent, which completely ruins the rhythm and flow of the music.
- lewisl9029 11y agoIsn't that what buffering is for? Surely the average data plan could handle ~300kbps streaming with enough of an overhead such that buffering would make interruptions extremely unlikely? I'd take that over having noticeably degraded sound quality almost all the time with radio.
- Oletros 11y agoThis is what buffering is for
- CamperBob2 11y agoSatellite radio does sound quite a bit worse than any recorded medium you can buy today. The difference isn't due to errors, but overcompression. That's not a problem with 128K or better AAC streams, or 192K MP3 streams for that matter, yet Young apparently isn't objecting to having his songs played on SiriusXM. So: yeah, it's safe to say it's all about marketing his snake oil.
- dwb 11y agoThe most rose-tinted of nostalgia, absolutely mystifying. I remember AM and cassettes too and they sounded pretty bad, though listenably so. Even Spotify's lower quality is streets ahead; their high quality is indistinguishable from CD for almost anyone.
- CamperBob2 11y agoSomebody needs to visit a qualified audiologist.
- lowmagnet 11y agoAM radio is monural. His argument is invalid. Source: we evolved two ears for some sort of evolutionary advantage.