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RE: Here's hoping....
By Quadrillity on 6/15/2010 4:10:42 PM , Rating: 5
I would also like to see the ability to download uncompressed or very high fidelity music instead of 5MB garbage. Some of us out there actually enjoy music, and have thousands of dollars tied up in audio equipment to prove it.

RE: Here's hoping....
By LRonaldHubbs on 6/15/2010 5:24:45 PM , Rating: 2
Even without spending thousands of dollars, the difference between FLAC and MP3 is audible with a $100 set of headphones. This is the sole reason I don't purchase music downloads. Instead I buy and rip CDs, which is actually cheaper as well if you buy them used. A used CD in 'like new' condition through Amazon 3rd parties is usually around $5 including shipping. The only catch is you have to wait a week to get it.

RE: Here's hoping....
By radializer on 6/15/2010 8:33:13 PM , Rating: 2

Actually, there's more of a catch.

There aren't many CDs where I want every single song - and this number is dwindling quite fast with the current crop of what-passes-for-music. Downloads allow a la carte purchasing - something that cannot be done with your method.

OF course, the best solution is someone providing partially and fully-lossless downloads -- even if they are available for a higher price, at least the option to purchase would exist.

NIN did this from their website for the "Ghosts I-IV" and "The Slip" albums - and they provided 36 songs encoded at 320kbps MP3 as well as FLAC versions for $5 only!

I'm not holding my breath for a widespread adoption of such distribution schemes in the future though ...

RE: Here's hoping....
By LRonaldHubbs on 6/16/2010 7:54:00 AM , Rating: 3
I agree, lossless single-song downloads are the best solution, and that's where the market needs to move. It doesn't really affect me though because all the artists I listen to produce solid albums. In fact, it's rare that I listen to any kind of random or mixed playlist; I always just listen through entire albums.

RE: Here's hoping....
By Exodite on 6/16/2010 4:33:49 AM , Rating: 2
Indeed, it's ridiculous that the TV series I watch in digital copy have higher quality audio tracks embedded than most of the actual music that can be purchased.

Once upon a time space mattered and highly compressed mp3 made sense. Today however I wouldn't mind is music took ten times the space as long as I'd get original quality.


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