Over digitalized and processed music

[Seth]

That's my gripe with sirius/xm radio, especially. Sadly, when I complain 
to friends who have it, they think it sounds just fine - even ones who 
grew up in an analog world as I did. When I hear FM sound like XM, I get 
really upset, too.

The demand for sound quality just isn't there anymore. My students don't 
even understand the difference between a 96kbps mp3 and a 320kbps.. or 
even PCM (Redbook CD). This lack of interest or care is one half of why 
SACD and DVD-A failed. The other half is the industry's fault.

I think I'll use my turntable tomorrow.

-Seth

On 6/22/2012 2:03 AM, Chris Hall wrote:
> I was driving down Memorial Drive yesterday when one of my favorite old songs “Love Shack” by the B-52’s was on one of Boston’s classic hits stations, I could hardly believe my ears.....this fantastic song much like all the great Disco and dance tunes now sound the dregs. They have been through so much digital compression and processing that the original life and texture is now missing. I recall driving Revere Beach with the top down and car loads of kids would be hanging out of cars with Love Shack cranking with them banging on the sides of the car. This song had such life and vibrancy to it, not any more.
> I must give major kudos to WBOQ 104.9, if you want to hear music as it sounded originally North Shore 104.9 is the closest thing around and oldies
> playlist is far better than anything downtown.
>