Subj : Re: 8-Track Vs Cassette
To   : Warpslide
From : Vk3jed
Date : Wed Feb 23 2022 12:57:00

-=> On 02-21-22 08:08, Warpslide wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Wa> While I enjoy all of the convenience of everything digital (no fast
 Wa> forwarding/rewinding, instant track skipping, no disc/cassette
 Wa> changing, etc) there was something to be said for having physical
 Wa> media.

True.  Still got a stack of CDs here.  Even some vinyl, though don't have a
turntable setup to play it currently.

 Wa> For me anyway, out of site totally equals out of mind.

 Wa> I've bought so many albums digitally and I probably listened to them
 Wa> around the time I bought them, but then they blend in and become just
 Wa> another file on my hard drive or thumbnail in in the endless list of
 Wa> available options.  At least when there was a CD on my rack I knew it
 Wa> was there and feel like I probably got more use out of it.

I mostly use Spotify for convenience these days.

 Wa> Not too long ago we were out & about and I heard a song playing on the
 Wa> radio in the grocery store that I hadn't heard in a long while.  I
 Wa> shazam'ed it and pressed the "open in Apple Music" button, and sure
 Wa> enough, once upon a time I purchased the whole album.

I used to do that too, but now I have to select "Open in Spotify" and I can
find the song and the album it belongs to. :)

 Wa> Where do you go for lossless?  I mostly use Apple Music as their entire
 Wa> catalogue is now lossless:

I have to use CD or lossless audio files.  I don't have Apple Music.  I went
the Spotify route, because it's more cross platform.  I don't get to listen in
sich detail often these days, and yes, I do hear the effects of lossy audio
compression too.

 Wa> https://bbs.lc/KJHPT

 Wa> "Apple upgraded its entire streaming music catalog to lossless audio
 Wa> using the ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) format. ALAC is a lossless
 Wa> compression format that lets Apple make smaller file sizes without
 Wa> impacting the integrity of the original audio recording."

Nice. :)

 Wa> Though it depends on how you listen to it whether you get the full
 Wa> quality, if you're listening direct from your iPhone/iPad or on a Mac
 Wa> or Apple TV you get lossless quality, but none of their
 Wa> headphones/earbuds support lossless quality:

Good point, Bluetooth generaly uses lossy compression.  On the PC, I have
direct audio connections available.



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