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Re: Brain Filters and the price of MDs

Subject: Re: Brain Filters and the price of MDs
From: "Rich Peet" <>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 12:08:20 -0000
--- In  Walter Knapp <> 
wrote:
> Rich Peet wrote:
> 
> > The concept of quality audio is not silly. The idea of paying 
extra 
> > for someone to degrade the audio is silly. Especially in a format 
> > they will not disclose.
> 
> That is not what you said. You said that it was substandard because 
they 
> did not include your particular preferred format.
> 

No I didn't.

> Sony has held conferences, given tons of interviews, published a 
entire 
> book of standards for MD and ATRAC. It's hard to see how they could 
have 
> done more. Except maybe private lessons for you.

I'd enjoy a book on atrac that is specific and defines exactly what 
the different verisions do. I have not found one.

> 
> The concept of quality is not silly. However, your ideas of what's 
> quality and what's junk are another thing. Such extremes are hardly 
the 
> case.

I never said it was junk, that is your conclusion.

> 
> I fully realize that the naturerecordists group has tossed out MD 
as a 
> usable format. And everything I've recorded that people liked so 
well 
> they no longer like because it was recorded on MD. It can't be 
quality 
> audio.

Not at all. The majority of what I record is md, and it still is 
recommended for a lot of naturerecordists.

> 
> > Your right I will go elsewhere for a recorder. Marantz seems to 
be 
> > winning this year.
> 
> To each their own. Follow your dream.
> 
> Walt
> 



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