because I really wasn't talking about the quality difference. There is a quality difference but I don't mind listening to to mp3s because of that.

I actually love the convenience of the mp3s just like SoWhat and my iPod is arranged perfectly.

However, I was talking about actually purchasing a tangible item verse just an mp3. it probably doesn't hurt that I'm a graphic design major so I appreciate the thought that goes into good packaging and really can't relate to someone who doesn't.




>And frankly, I'm glad I don't. And I doubt that 90% of the
>people who say they do, really do. One of these days I'm
>going to dream up a way to do a test and get a definitive
>answer. Like people who claim they can hear the difference
>between
>

you really need something else to focus your brain power on if you're that concerned with proven *that* point.

>- vinyl and a good digital rip of the same vinyl
>- lossless digital audio and a high bitrate (e.g. 320) .mp3
>- a 320 and a 192 mp3
>
>I tend to think they have convinced themselves of things they
>can't actually hear. Vinyl purists who say they can hear the
>gaps between samples on a CD... give me a break. (Yet they'll
>buy records of modern albums that were almost certainly
>sourced from digital master files, and happily play them & say
>they sound awesome. Go figure.)
>

There really are people who have that good of a musical ear and that can hear a difference. and to get upset about something you don't understand is nothing more than ignorant. is it that hard to believe certain people have better?


>Maybe it's just my shitty ears or my shitty headphones/stereo,
>but when you divorce these things from their various contexts,
>I don't hear much of a difference as long as they're coming
>out of the same set of speakers. I still mostly buy CDs (and
>some records) because I like liner notes and art - the whole
>experience of an album rather than just the sounds of it - and
>I like having the best quality backup of all my music sitting
>ready at hand in case my hard drive dies. But I do have a
>pretty large pile of mp3s from Amazon and emusic, and they
>sound like music to me.

I agree with this. And even though some people may just be saying it to say, I wouldn't be that dismissive to not believe that there are people out there who can and do hear the difference.