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Originally Posted by David Barnett
I'm worried that there won't be a next generation of audiophiles. Between MP3s and ultra-compressed mastering, good sound quality on new music recordings is all but dead.
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Like they say "for every action there is an equal or greater reaction".
The more that degraded downloadable mp3 files sell, the more high quality vinyl sells go up.
Same thing happened almost 40 years ago with 8-track tapes. They were easy and convenient (until the tape broke or got caught in the player). You could actually listen to what ever song you wanted to in a vehicle, instead of just the radio. Of course the sound quality kind of sucked. At the same time the 8-track was the big thing some very high quality vinyl, and audio equipment, started selling big.
Mp3 files are easy and convenient, some folks sacrifice quality for convenience, and then there are some who don't know the difference.