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Title: Neil Young's new hi rez digital adventure
Post by: MacGeek on February 02, 2015, 06:19:12 PM
Interesting product.  The debate about hi rez digital will continue

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/it-was-one-of-kickstarters-most-successful-109496883039.html (https://www.yahoo.com/tech/it-was-one-of-kickstarters-most-successful-109496883039.html)
Title: Re: Neil Young's new hi rez digital adventure
Post by: bmwr75 on February 02, 2015, 07:48:55 PM
PONO was a big discussion point in the Hi-Fi community sometime last year.   I for one don't want to buy my music again in a proprietary format no other player will play. 
Title: Re: Neil Young's new hi rez digital adventure
Post by: EmperorNorton on February 03, 2015, 07:13:46 AM


The majority of my musical media is in either vinyl or commercial CD format so I will not be buying this either.  I have long avoided compressed, lossy formats.   

I am sure the debate on formats will enter the realm of 'zip wire v. Monster cable' or 'digital v. analog'.
Title: Re: Neil Young's new hi rez digital adventure
Post by: Reverend on February 03, 2015, 09:29:26 AM
Commerical CD Format = Compressed lossy format   >:D

Title: Re: Neil Young's new hi rez digital adventure
Post by: EmperorNorton on February 03, 2015, 11:48:17 AM
Speaker wire debate continues......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=3UQDTZcpsDE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=3UQDTZcpsDE)
Title: Re: Neil Young's new hi rez digital adventure
Post by: papabearjew on February 03, 2015, 12:02:54 PM
Neil Young will be on The Tonight Show tonight Feb 3 and even more exciting to me Doc Severinsen will be sitting in with the house band.
Title: Re: Neil Young's new hi rez digital adventure
Post by: bmwr75 on February 03, 2015, 07:27:47 PM
Quote from: Reverend on February 03, 2015, 09:29:26 AM
Commerical CD Format = Compressed lossy format   >:D

Most people consider CDs to be a lossless format.  This may not be technically correct, but is a commonly accepted premise when used as a frame of reference in comparison to MP3s, etc.