How can I tell music has been an MP3? Quantitative Measurement of Fidelity
 

"Colin B." wrote in message
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In rec.audio.tech Keith G wrote:

"Colin B." wrote in message
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In rec.audio.tech Keith G wrote:

I did, but it was a long time ago...

I know. I've been on holidays for three weeks. :-)


OK. Where's my stick of rock then?

(That's very *UK* - might come over poorly if you are a crossposting
Yank, like another Brit evergreen: 'I'm dying for a fag'... :-)



The equation is a simple one - if crap is bought, then crap will be
produced...

Or even simpler: Companies suck.


That is a simpler equation and very largely true...


The days of good 'threefers' and 'forfers' (charity shop 'bundled
vinyl'
offers) are gone. Worthwhile vinyl is a few quid a slice now and no
longer peanuts off Fleabay, what with the postage, these days...

Nah.


??

Is that *teen* for 'I disagree'...??

(We don't see that in ukra too often, these days - not since Pinky
****ed off.... :-)


I've picked up a handful of good cheap vinyl, but it's harder to find.
Got "Twisting by the Pool" a few months ago for a buck, and it had
hardly
been played. Good sound all 'round. For half a buck or so, I can take
a few
risks to get a worthwhile album now and then.


Sure, but I can't do 'good cheap vinyl' and "Twisting by the Pool" in
the same sentence - I was thinking of this kinda thing:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...4311&rd=1&rd=1

Time was (before I shot my mouth off about the all valve/analogue
'Slavic' recordings and obviously sparked off a bit of a rush) you could
have one of these arrive for about 3 quid. Now, it's double that and
rising...



As often as not these days though, I find that I'll download a decent
MP3
of a remastered album before deciding whether or not to buy it. I
don't
think I've bought an album without hearing it in a few years now,
except
for concert albums.


Hearing secondhand classical is nigh impossible on the UK - secondhand
record shops rarely carry it and charity shops (that do carry it)
understandably don't have the facilities. Mind you some of the cueing
disasters I've witnessed in the secondhand shops (on very dubious decks)
mean that you usually don't ask them to play a second one...

(FWIW, I've never been disappointed with any eBay vinyl yet - the worst
was a *brand new* Bladerunner bootleg that was pretty dire and the
Seller sent me *two* more FOC to 'try and get a good one' and promised
to kick his supplier's arse over the quality for the *next batch*...!!
:-)



(Although I'm really kicking myself for not buying an
album I heard in a record store in central Holland a few weeks ago,
because
I can't find it available anywhere in North America, now that I'm back
home).


Contact the shop (must be findable) - even the Dutch have international
post now...

:-)