Neil Young is still fighting to save high-fidelity music
I’m with Neil Young on this. Since the advent of the MP3, people have quietly accepted (if not fully embraced)
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MP3s
A US court says reselling MP3s is illegal
Physical music collections–privately-acquired libraries of vinyl, CDs, or tape–are bought and sold all the time. But what about libraries of
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“Why vinyl LPs are better than MP3s”
They just are. End of story. But if you want a little more detail, watch this. (Via Boing Boing)
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Here We Go Again: Is 2018 the Year We Stop Downloading Music?
Spoiler: No. While millions have already embraced streaming and millions more will hop on the bandwagon before the end of
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The Science is In: MP3s Make You “Less Happy”
That headline looks like clickbait, but it actually points to some real science. In his book, This is Your Brain
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Want to Make Your Digital Music Files Sound Better? Here’s a Gadget that Might Work
MP3s are awfully convenient, but they’re also awful when it comes to audio quality. The differences are painfully obvious when
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Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 123: 50 Shades of Space Gray (Or Is That Grey?)
However you spell it, no one should ever, ever read the crap that is 50 Shades of Grey. This picture
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The Man Who Broke the Music Business
I’m currently working on an Ongoing History show about the history of bootlegs which caused me to stumble upon this
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Listen to MP3s on Headphones? Then Take a Look at Uamp
The sound quality of MP3s suck. But what if you could remove some of the sonic suckage? That’s where a
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Did Apple Delete Some Non-iTunes Music from Your iPod?
Thinking back now, I remember being puzzled about some strange disappearances from my iPod. Songs that I knew I loaded
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Let’s Be Honest: No One Knows How Teens REALLY Listen to Music
A big part of my various jobs is keeping on top of how people consume music. I’m pretty good at
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