Why keep suffering?

[Tomas]

I will always have it as a hobby, no matter what happens.. I just hope my classic gear survives for another 20 years  :-P

[Tomas]

As a Linux user, for all its shortcomings, at least I know that stupid executives and lawyers have very little chance of killing my OS.

We will see when trusted computing has been activated fully. ;(
My personal belief is that the x86 platform will be locked down like a console in less than 20 years from now, as they are already working on it from what i have read. It will probably first start with the OS refusing to playback non trusted media files, then applications and so on.. It has already started with non trusted drivers on vista 64bit afaik.

[Tomas]

I lost interest in any new Amiga (does not count Pegasos + MOS) many years ago. I use it because its fun even though most of my stuff is in storage (except for my trusty A500 and A2k).

What is the difference exactly? Pegasos has been discontinued already and MOS does not run on any other current gen hardware, so you are in the same exact situation as OS4 users.

[Tomas]

I suppose I should go and set fire to my collection of LPs. Afterall, having them on CD would be better, wouldn't it?

Actually the opposite is more often the case with modern music ;(
Most of todays audio cds are horrible compressed, which usually is not the case with the LP releases. Nice example is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ&mode=related&search=
Though you cannot really hear the true quality difference in this clip, since youtube audio is of very low bitrate.

[Tomas]

The way I understand it is that this is because compressed tunes sell rather better than uncompressed ones. It is not a problem of the medium; it is a problem of targetted marketing. Since LPs are manufactured in such small numbers nowadays, you can afford a gray beard who still knows how to make a recording which sounds good, and not just a recording the suits think sounds good. But this is all a bit off topic.

Yes, you are completely correct about it not being a limitation of the cd format. Most cds that were made in the early days of the cd format was infact not compressed like this.

I wish they could just implement a button on all amps/recievers, so that people can choose themself if they want loud and flat sound instead of full dynamic range.

But the result is still the same... The majority of commercial music produced today, just simply sound better in the LP format in most cases.

[Tomas]

RW222 wrote:

Tomas wrote:

I wish they could just implement a button on all amps/recievers, so that people can choose themself if they want loud and flat sound instead of full dynamic range.

Yeah actually, I want such a button for opposite reasons, end up with too much dynamic range on DVDs for instance, so I have to turn the volume way up to hear what's happening in the quiet scenes, over the top of my mother in law rattling pans in the kitchen, or the cats crashing around, or neighbours mowing the lawn or whatever else, then all of a sudden there's an action scene and I'm blowing the windows and my eardrums out.

I'd appreciate dynamic range if I had a nice padded cell 1000ft underground in the middle of nowhere.

I guess CDs are made for people listening with headphones in noisy environments where you need a fairly constant volume level.

Yes, it could definitely be useful in some situations.. It is for example not always a good idea to watch a dvd with full dynamic range in late evening/night unless one lives at home. Though some dvd players do already have this option.