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To: LowtherAcademy who wrote (14798)	9/15/2000 10:35:09 AM
From: The Prophet	Respond to of 60323

As data-card densities increase, the quality of music will increase. MP3 is just a first step - future iterations will be CD quality. That's what's great about SNDK: as with DRAM, as capacity increases, larger software will be written to take advantage of the increased memory. Don't fret.

To: LowtherAcademy who wrote (14798)	9/15/2000 10:48:19 AM
From: straight life	Respond to of 60323

"Ultimately, people will listen less and less to music because of the audio fatigue factor. Then music will be less important to them, and to society...Really, this is very similar to what happened when the transistor radio came on to the scene. It did a terrible job of reproducing music..." At 11 years of age I got my first (8) transister tinny Japanese AM radio. I was absolutely thrilled. Music opened up to me (my parents had no stereo, and were relatively uninterested in music). Rock and Roll, Jazz, Blues, Classical music- I sucked them up like a sponge. Now I have three stereos, one equipped with Klipsch speakers, and thousands of CDs, records and tapes. I'm no expert on music, and haven't "golden ears" but it's still one of my chief enjoyments in this life and my point is- I had to begin somewhere. Best, SL

To: LowtherAcademy who wrote (14798)	9/15/2000 6:52:13 PM
From: MarkR37	Respond to of 60323

"Ultimately, people will listen less and less to music because of the audio fatigue factor. Then music will be less important to them, and to society. I think it is sad." I respectfully disagree. The advent of the radio was an explosive force in people's appreciation of music because it made music transportable to the home. New devices that make music easy to access only expand upon this. I see dozens of people happily running along while listening to radio/tape players. And while excellent reproduction and better sound engineering would always be welcome, I just don't see how the lack of purity in sound reproduction equates to peoples waning interest in music. Do you think the mass production of car radios made people less interested in music? Even though the sound sucks and always has, because of competition from engine noise etc.. most people listen to lots more music because of them. The same is true with flash music storage.

To: LowtherAcademy who wrote (14798)	9/18/2000 6:33:03 AM
From: Steve 667	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

Really, this is very similar to what happened when the transistor radio came on to the scene. It did a terrible job of reproducing music (still does), Really? I have passed the half century mark, and I don't even know anybody that even has a radio that doesn't have transistors. You must be one of the caretakers of the Smithsonian. My Grandad had one of those old radios of which you speak (tubes), and I hate to break this to you, but my digital transistor filled FM Stereo Tuner, transistor rampant Amp and Bose 901s would knock the socks of that static ridden piece of tube filled junk. I think what you need is one of those new high tech stereo static/click inducers. The better ones have clicks, pops, high pitch squeals, hums, built in station unlock with random drift and all kinds of good stuff. Makes the modern stuff sound just like those old fossils you love so much. In fact you can just unplug the CD player and tuner altogether and just listen to the noise from the inducer. Then just sit back, listen and dream of tubes. Steve 667