tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post114355769380624590..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: This is the future of classical music?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1143640647757974822006-03-29T14:57:00.000+01:002006-03-29T14:57:00.000+01:00Not sure what your point is, Pliable.If these down...Not sure what your point is, Pliable.<BR/><BR/>If these downloads are mostly by people who would otherwise be buying "serious" classical CD's, then there may be a cause for concern.<BR/><BR/>I'd guess that it's more likely that these purchases are mostly by people who would <B>not</B> otherwise buy classical CD's. I find it hard to view this as other than positive, despite the ... well, "thin" nature of the repertoire. Not perfect or anything close to it, but positive.<BR/><BR/>And I agree with the words about "format" in the preceding comment. I would never call myself an audiophile, but I really have no interest in buying mp3 format.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1143629095412176932006-03-29T11:44:00.000+01:002006-03-29T11:44:00.000+01:00I guess the main issue for the serious collector i...I guess the main issue for the serious collector is going to be compression. MP3s though all the rage are pretty much yesterdays news/technology when compared with lossless formats such as ape and FLAC. Though small size might be a boon, the reduction in the higher and lower frequencies required for compression isn't the same. For example Cymbals and similar instruments sound particularly awful in badly encoded/low bitrate MP3s.<BR/><BR/>Its a shame with the MP3 fad people accept less.Shablagoo!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02735403619368790644noreply@blogger.com