FLAC Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Spotify will soon deliver a Hi-Res Audio option. But is it worth it to you? Take this test.

Readers of these posts will know that I’ve long whined about the decline in people who appreciate proper hi-fi audio

This is one of the few days of the year that Canadians get a stat while America doesn’t. Feels good,

While digital files like MP3s and Apples AAC format fantastically convenient, they’re still compressed formats, meaning that in order for

Outside of the discs that come with box sets and the occasional impulse purchase, I’m pretty much done buying CDs.

There is a small but growing movement back towards music with better sonic properties. Well, that’s my dream, anyway. Thanks

I won’t blather on once again about how much I detest our willingness to make do with substandard digital audio.

June 8, 2017 Alan Cross 4 Comments FLAC, iOS 11, iPhone

MP3s sound like crap, squished of much of their dynamic range and filled with compression artifacts that affect all frequencies.

The broadcast student was sitting across from me. She’d come to me with a problem. “I can’t tell the difference

People forget that the Beatles didn’t release any of their music on CD until February 1987, almost five years after

Some people believe that there’s a real market for portable music players that offer fidelity above and beyond crappy MP3

I’m the kind of guy for whom accurate audio is important. I’m an old-school audiophile, someone who believes that MP3s

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver