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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

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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