Comment wrong comparisons (Score 2, Interesting) 751
There is the implicit assumption that before MP3s, people were listening to music in less 'destructive' devices. The assumption is that people were listening to music without losing as much as the 90% of detail/data that the iPod experience gives.
The reality is that most people previously listened to music through devices which had the same, if not worse drawbacks:
- car radios - where the background adds so much noise
- radio - where the degradation in quality again adds a bunch of noise
- audio cassette - where repeated listning degrades performance
- vinyl - you are trying to tell me that scratches were part of the 'original' sound
Perhaps the industry experts are comparing the experience of listening to beautiful monitor speakers to an iPod. My god! There is a difference
The reality is that most people previously listened to music through devices which had the same, if not worse drawbacks:
- car radios - where the background adds so much noise
- radio - where the degradation in quality again adds a bunch of noise
- audio cassette - where repeated listning degrades performance
- vinyl - you are trying to tell me that scratches were part of the 'original' sound
Perhaps the industry experts are comparing the experience of listening to beautiful monitor speakers to an iPod. My god! There is a difference
