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High Fidelity

Music Industry 

In praise of–and a plea for–better sounding music.

January 24, 2022January 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hi-Res Audio, HiFi, High Fidelity, MP3s

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] A few years ago, I was talking to a high school

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, February 13, 2020

February 13, 2020February 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bon Jovi, Carbon Footprint, Cockroach, Drake, Green Day, High Fidelity, Nissan, Northside, The 1975, Tim Walsh, Tupac, YouTube

Still looking for that perfect anti-Valentine’s Day gift? Buy your ex a cockroach. Moving to music news for February 13,

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Television 

Coming soon: A TV show version of the novel/movie High Fidelity

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments High Fidelity, Zoe Kravitz

Whenever the movie adaptation of Nick Hornby’s book appears on TV, by wife looks at me and says the same

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Music News 

Zoe Kravitz cast to star in Disneys’ TV adaptation of High Fidelity

September 25, 2018September 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Disney, High Fidelity, Zoe Kravitz

You may already have heard that Disney is going to adapt Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity for a TV show that

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, September 25, 2018

September 25, 2018September 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bataclan, Beastie Boys, Beatles, Carrie Underwood, Dave Grohl, Deezer, High Fidelity, Jeremy Dutcher, Joe Strummer, Music sales, Pandora, Paul Simon, Podcasting, Radio, Shazam, SiriusXM, Spotify, Streaming, The Clash, Ticketmaster, White Album

Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s

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Gadgets Music News 

This is good: More young people are getting into high-end audio

July 22, 2018July 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, Audiophiles, High Fidelity

Regular readers will know that I routine whinge and kvetch about how too many people are missing out on the

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Tech 

Another plea to reverse the decline in the sonic quality of today’s music

July 12, 2018July 11, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment High Fidelity

If you think the ultimate music listening experience involves listening to an MP3 sounds good through a pair of Beats

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Music News 

If you’re into exquisitely recorded music, read (and listen) to this

July 2, 2018July 1, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment High Fidelity

Because I was part of the generation obsessed with high-fidelity sound–you know who you are–I’ve always been obsessed about finding

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 7, 2018

April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30 Seconds to Mars, AI, Airpods, Anrdoid, Apps, Coke, Disney, Female Rappers, High Fidelity, iOS, Jared Leto, Pulse Nightclub, Spinal Tap, Spotify

I don’t know where you are in the world, but here in central Canada, spring is nowhere to be seen.

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Music News 

This eBay Listing for the Sale of a Record Collection is Right Out of High-Fidelity

January 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments High Fidelity, John Cussack, Nick Hornby, Record Collecting

All record collecting nerds consider the novel/movie High Fidelity to be closer to a documentary than anything else. The book

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Music News 

Hi-Res Audio: As the Major Labels Get On Board, Momentum Continues to Build

September 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hi-Res Audio, High Fidelity, MQA

The problem with compressed digital files (like but not limited to MP3s) is that they all sound like crap. A

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