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To: bob who wrote (6428)	7/11/1999 4:59:00 PM
From: Savant	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18366

It would seem the promise of recopy protection promised by the January meeting is to be put on hold until a yet to be determined time. If I read the early returns from SDMI and comments from various OEMs correctly. The issue of whether Lucent EPAC sounds better is due to serendipity or planned inclusion is a moot point. Fact is, to many experts, it does sound better..."Some of the attendees actually preferred the decoded EPAC sound." Even the second writer admitted as much, albeit grudgingly. There are two camps, (at least), one that wants to give music away and reap the benefits of tagged advertising and concert/souvenir promotion and isn't quite as concerned with sound quality, (as long as it is listenable) and another camp that wants to charge for the music for every step of the production through listening trail and is more concerned with the sound quality. (crossovers exist in both camps, of course). There is room for both, and the consumer/advertisers will ultimately do the deciding by voting with their dollars...but, one way or another the consumer always pays. Until the trial by fire begins, the fray is wide open to all comers. The stakes are huge and can be split many ways. EDIG is right in the midst of the battle and on the side of some of the heavy weights, and capable of either utilization so will have more than an even chance. IMHO. The players capable of playing all formats will have greater appeal to most if advertised correctly, and EDIG is optimal for that type of player. Another plus. Must throw in the obligatory..and EDIG is working on other markets in addition to the music market. Best, Savant

To: bob who wrote (6428)	7/11/1999 5:42:00 PM
From: chris431	Respond to of 18366

To clear up any confusion that may have been caused by my previous post, my intention in posting the response was to point others to the first half of the response, questioning the original "geek" posters comments on the superiority of EPAC, not the latter half discussing copy protection. IMHO, if the person responding is correct that the EPAC "listening trial" did not compare MP3 to EPAC using equivalent sampling rates, then the original "geek" opinion should carry much less weight. Anyone who has compared various compression rates of MP3 would likely agree. Chris