On 14/02/07, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
No Dotan is correct, the quality will be terrible and unfit to listen to unless you truly have a tin ear. Each is a lossy format, yes, but they throw away different parts, and even a 192kbit mp3 to a Q7 ogg gets very tiring to listen to before the first song has played to the end. Been there, done that, and if my 72 year old ears with carhart notches 120+ db deep in them can hear it and reject it, I hate to think what it must sound like to younger, far more virgin ears than mine. The thought makes me shiver, like fingernails on a blackboard...
The problem is that those young ears are more attuned to Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys than to Pink Floyd. I know, I run a few music websites and I cringe to see what's requested. Amazing that Dark Side of the Moon, recorded 30 years ago, is not only a higher quality recording, but also musically and lyrically far more advanced, than almost anything that has been released in the past ten years. In short, Britney sounds just as bad at 128mbs as it does in it's full CD glorification. No damage done. Dotan Cohen http://technology-sleuth.com/long_answer/how_can_i_be_safe_online.html http://what-is-what.com/what_is/spyware.html
