The new iTunes

[imdying]

Yeh I'm talking the $200 2m gold plated leads they try and sell, long runs I can understand.

Hmmm, fine, I'll go look for some flacs of the same albums I bought through istore.

Oh, those are nothing... check out the wooden amplifier knobs!

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/w...ents/4309/P20/

Ultimate face palm.


Stay away from the FLACs, going back is hard

Getting a decent stereo after years of my trusty Z680s was really eye opening... there's all sorts of stuff in the music you hear that you've been missing. I've really enjoyed going back through my old CDs on it, Pink Floyd never sounded so good! Same with MP3=>FLAC, really does make it so much more enjoyable.

[Headbanger]

You should give it a fair shot, I've not found anyone that can't tell the difference between a midi system and a hifi system. Hifi systems do not have to be expensive... sure if you want a multizone HDMI 3D switching beast it won't be cheap, but you don't need that. A quality secondhand amp, some speakers, and you're there for music. My hearing isn't the best (too much metal at high volume when I was younger), but even I can hear clarity.
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Exactly...All my gear is either second hand or if new then classed as entry level.Actually even the second hand gear is entry level.

My first purchase (approx 8 years ago)was an Onkyo amp and a set of infinity speakers for $400, The guy I purchased them off payed $2400, Still using the speakers and the amp died a year ago when I spilled my beer into it. Damn shame as that amp could have powered a train station....

As for hearing, I spent the first 5 years of my working life on a jackhammer, then operating plant (with even bigger hydraulic hammers and the stereo blaring over the top of it) and I've been listening to metal at ridicules levels my entire life....

[Headbanger]

Yeh I'm talking the $200 2m gold plated leads they try and sell, long runs I can understand.

Hmmm, fine, I'll go look for some flacs of the same albums I bought through istore.

Just be aware that cheap speakers will mask some of the difference, Thats not to say that they will improve the poor source, but instead cap the level of quality that is being delivered.

As an example my Sennheiser headphones offer far better clarity then my $30 TDK headphones, But being able to hear how shrill and thin the compressed music really is doesn't make for a grand experience, Its fine when I want to hear the detail in the music during a short period but it causes listening fatigue, It becomes hard to ignore, where as my TDK's just fart in my ears with an over emphasis on bass/low end.

[imdying]

I'd agree... a basic hifi amp is very cheap, so spend any extra $$$ on speakers. There are things that a small woofer simply can't physically do, so supplement it with a sub if that is prominent in your favourite genres.

[ducatilover]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_management

Don't give me a proper answer ya bleedin' Aussie

[Big Dave]

I only have prepper answers and never make misteaks.

[Big Dave]

If I only make one thing, then how can multiple copies be stolen?

The decision not to steal intellectual property is one that comes from within. It's called a moral compass.
Eventually successful people learn that it's more rewarding to be true to yourself than to take something just because you can.

[imdying]

The decision not to steal intellectual property is one that comes from within. It's called a moral compass.
Eventually successful people learn that it's more rewarding to be true to yourself than to take something just because you can.

Ahahahahahahaahahha

[oneofsix]

The decision not to steal intellectual property is one that comes from within. It's called a moral compass.
Eventually successful people learn that it's more rewarding to be true to yourself than to take something just because you can.

Are you writing Tui ads? The music bosses charge you shit loads for something worth a few cents because they can, and that is still "to take something just because you can". Now people are taking back, i.e. saying you can't to the industry bosses, so the industry bosses are running around trying to patch laws etc using their excess profits to prop up their failing business model.

In movie industry they actually tried releasing a download for a current release but tried charging more to buy the downloadable.

[Headbanger]

http://www.cracked.com/article_20256...w-they-do.html

[Big Dave]

Tui Ads.

Ahh. The evil publishing company justification. 'Let's steal from them because they deserve it.'


Somewhere at the end of the chain is an artist.
I'm an artist and stealing other people's work doesn't balance my book. Even if it's indirectly.

FWIW I think that the publishing industry's punitive measures against random individuals is much worse. But two wrongs - are both wrong.


"I guess I’m sort of sympathetic to your plight because you didn’t torrent the e-book and try to pass that off as brave reimagining of the content distribution paradigm." - http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opin...220-2erkt.html

[Swoop]

The difference between the two systems is so profound that the only way you could claim them to sound exactly the same is.......well, you couldn't unless ...

You played Justin Bebo?
Equally shit through either system!

[imdying]

Tui Ads.

Ahh. The evil publishing company justification. 'Let's steal from them because they deserve it.'


Somewhere at the end of the chain is an artist.
I'm an artist and stealing other people's work doesn't balance my book. Even if it's indirectly.

FWIW I think that the publishing industry's punitive measures against random individuals is much worse. But two wrongs - are both wrong.

That's not true, the artist doesn't get their money from album sales, they get it from their contract, and the recording companies screw them well before that.

[Big Dave]

That's not true,

Yeah it is. In the long run.
Even moreso as self-publishing becomes the norm.

[Scuba_Steve]

That's not true, the artist doesn't get their money from album sales, they get it from their contract, and the recording companies screw them well before that.

This all depends on how their signed up.
But the common enemy to both artists & consumers alike is the publishers like you mention