"Keith G" wrote in message
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"Paul" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote in message
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"Paul" wrote in message
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In my view, anything that attempts to kill off that pervasive disease
that is .mp3 must be good.
"The $1,999 (£1,079) player is aimed at people who encode music using
so-called lossless formats, such as Flac or Wav."
I have no idea what Flac is but .wav is not encoded (it is a bit for
bit digital copy) and therefore lossless. It is raw data (isn't it?).
"Audiophiles are investing a lot of money to rip their files at more
than simple 128kbps MP3."
Are they? I wouldn't have thought so. Surely an audiophile would want
to remain in the digital domain as far as possible.
They would??
Yes they would, but I suspect your definition of 'audiophile' differs
from mine 
Probably....
Now, without having any desire to be argumentative, I see little evidence
of 'audiophile' activity in this ng.
OK, so it's not looking *all* bad then...?? :-)
I closely link 'audiophile' with 'Hi-Fidelity'.
I've no idea, but I suspect there's a few here who would take issue with
that....
QED!!!!!!
While I am not having a go
(and will not be drawn into a senseless slanging match so much favoured
here),
Why not? You might enjoy it! ;-)
I'd rather spend the time listening to music

However, I can perhaps see
that good healthy sparring could be enjoyable up to a point but, looking
back through the posts here, I have no wish to be a party to a 'discussion'
that degenerates (very quickly) into a foul mouthed tirade. Maybe I'm over
reacting. I'm no prude and I too have a very comprehensive arsenal of words
that I would not use in polite company at my disposal but honestly, what is
the point? Does it help anyone? When you see a post from somebody who
clearly is looking for advice/help/guidance have his or her post hijacked
and turned into one of those 'events' I have to wonder what the hell is
going on.
there is no evidence of any interest in Hi-FI.
It appears to me that this ng is for those with an interest in audio
hardware as a hobby. Absolutely nothing wrong with that but, as far as I
am concerned, this is not the pursuit of an audiophile. An audiophile is
only interested in Hi-Fi. End of story. He/she has not the least interest
in how it is achieved (while wearing their audiophile hat).
No, you lost me there....
? I think that is crystal!
Ask all the 'I hate vinyl, but I prefer FM' audiophiles here! :-)
Sorry, I had a late night! I have no idea what you are getting at!
However, when I come across a sentence (in an audio context) containing
the word 'vinyl' I know I need read no further.
And yet you did....??
;-)
I did??? I've read the op and my reply and cannot find 'vinyl' anywhere.
Perhaps my night was later than I thought!
I don't hate that word (I have some) but it is simply not Hi-Fi. I know it
and I believe you know it too.
See:
Anyway, WTF is MP3 if not in the 'digital domain'.....???
Sorry again. That's my fault. Yes it is digital. However, my reference to
'digital domain' refers to pure audio data.
????
As I'm sure you will know, MP3 is about as removed from pure audio data
as you can get
????
and still have (some) data.
????
Microsoft Word is in the digital
domain but you wouldn't sit and listen to it (would you?) so why assault
your ears with MP3 crap?
Er, because you're sitting on a bus and the turntable keeps sliding off
your lap....???
Ah, so you're the one that incessantly bombards my ears with bloody cymbals

I was right then. This ng has nothing to do with Hi-Fi. I'll look for
another ng.
OK. Lemme relieve you of some of your burden....
There are some people in this world who like to eat caterpillars - great
big 4 and 5 inch buggers! (They whirl them round smartly to flick the poo
out of 'em first, I gather!) Anyway, I hafta say I'm not tempted myself,
but they say they love 'em and some say they prefer them to Macdonalds,
they think they are *better*!
I say *fine* - chow down and enjoy!!
:-)
Absolutely fine by me but would they try and tell me that that's what I
should eat because it's the only gourmet food? If they said that to you,
wouldn't you take issue with them? I think you have drawn a rather nice
parallel with this ng!!!!!
It takes all sorts and the world would be a poorer place without them -
likewise, take the vinylphiles (me) out of this group and it'll be nobbut
DBTs, 'DAB stinks' and Cable Wars all the way....
Keith, the group is as much yours as anybody's. I hope you continue to
express your views and opinions as long as you have a desire to do so. As
for those who wish to spoon feed me with tripe, well, I can do without that!
Is that what you would like?
I thought I was clear on what I like - High Fidelity!!!!
Ok. Have I been drawn enough

It is clear that we differ in many areas of sound reproduction (I can't say
Hi-Fi here can I) and I could go on as I'm sure could you but I would never
convince you any more than you would convince me. We simply know what we
like and that's how it should be. For my part I guess I am a little obsessed
with wringing the last drop of signal, at the highest quality from my
system. Yep, High Fidelity - it sure does it for me. It's just wonderful!!!
PS. I have to admit that you are right - it's good to talk (as long as it's
civil)
Finally, Nothing I have written is in anyway intended to cause offence.
Paul