On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 16:27:04 GMT, "malcolm"
wrote:

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/

live feeds and masses of archive programs

.... but not unfortunately Hi-Fi. I do occasionally listen to Radio 3
programmes by this means, but the results are less than satisfactory.
To my ears, there are just too many compression artifacts that I find
highly distracting. Lossy compression may be acceptable for highly
processed 'pop' music into cheap speakers or headphones, but it just
does not work for classical music into electrostatic speakers or
headphones (sorry, Mr. Stax, 'ear speakers' :^). I personally prefer
the treble to have a stable position in the sound stage, not to be
splattered all over it.

I also find the BBC audio on demand player very irritating because it
does not allow me to skip to the sections of the programme that
interest me. This is a real pain if the bit I want is three hours into
a four-hour programme!


--
Chris Isbell
Southampton
UK