[CUBE] itunes 4-Where to now?

[macjedi at mac.com]

On 5/1/03 at 11:22 AM, a10t2 at mac.com (Sean Terrill) did send into the ether:

> But there are advantages to CDs as well. Some people enjoy having the liner
> notes/lyrics/whatever that come with the CD. A CD is inherently portable
> (not everyone has an MP3 player) and a very common standard (almost
> everyone, even if they don't have a PC, can play CDs; a computer or other
> MP3 player is harder to find and a AAC player even harder). No compressed
> format will ever truly have CD quality either, so hardcore audiophiles will
> probably continue to buy CDs until the technology catches up to their
> expectations. My point in all this is that the medium still makes a huge
> difference in how you listen to music.

Hardcore audiophiles will argue that CD quality doesn't match up to vinyl or
reel-to-reel tapes, either.

chris