October 29th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
While digital files like MP3s and Apples AAC format fantastically convenient, they’re still compressed formats, meaning that in order for
July 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Outside of the discs that come with box sets and the occasional impulse purchase, I’m pretty much done buying CDs.
March 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
There is a small but growing movement back towards music with better sonic properties. Well, that’s my dream, anyway. Thanks
October 11th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
I won’t blather on once again about how much I detest our willingness to make do with substandard digital audio.
June 8th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
MP3s sound like crap, squished of much of their dynamic range and filled with compression artifacts that affect all frequencies.
October 23rd, 2015 | by Alan Cross
The broadcast student was sitting across from me. She’d come to me with a problem. “I can’t tell the difference
January 12th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
People forget that the Beatles didn’t release any of their music on CD until February 1987, almost five years after
July 14th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Some people believe that there’s a real market for portable music players that offer fidelity above and beyond crappy MP3
June 23rd, 2014 | by Alan Cross
I’m the kind of guy for whom accurate audio is important. I’m an old-school audiophile, someone who believes that MP3s
May 29th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Back in the late 70s and early 80s, music fans were sold on the superiority of digital recordings. “Perfect sound
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