tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12263366.post2590774997842737768..comments2023-08-10T12:30:07.083-07:00Comments on Post-cocious: Hi, FidelityAnuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681387485517846478noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12263366.post-81151103813440286692013-09-09T10:47:24.738-07:002013-09-09T10:47:24.738-07:00Mr. Bennett, I really like the XBA-4 headphones. T...Mr. Bennett, I really like the XBA-4 headphones. They're the "plug in your ear" kind, with 4 drivers and a good deal of isolation. <br /><br />With discount, they are in your price range.<br /><br />Mikey, sure, there are plenty of decent recordings before what I consider the golden age. I was trying to focus on the mainstream/majority. I suppose if you're focusing on classical and jazz live recordings done with good mic arrays, etc. you can find some good stuff, but in my own experience, they don't sound as full-range and natural as later recordings.<br /><br />Far from "celebrating mediocrity", my point is that "average" audio fidelity these days is (at least theoretically) far better than it's ever been.<br /><br />"Better than CD" audio projects like Pono and a recently-announced Sony initiative are at best silly/unnecessary, and at worst, misleading.<br /><br />They'll fail to gain mass-market acceptance because:<br />- Most people don't care enough about fidelity to justify the increased cost and re-buying their music<br />- The labels themselves won't build sufficiently large catalogs<br />Anuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681387485517846478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12263366.post-54871694611562862822013-09-05T08:12:18.784-07:002013-09-05T08:12:18.784-07:00This is a simple minded load of B.S. that anyone w...This is a simple minded load of B.S. that anyone with actual audio knowledge could refute line by line . The ignorance is appalling but like most ignoramuses, the statements are made with a level of authoritative (or authoritarian) certainty that will attract the even more ignorant. Suggesting that recordings didn't get "good" until the late 70s demonstrates the author's abject ignorance. And yes, all CD players do achieve a level of common quality as do all Big Macs. Yes, thanks to technology the bottom has been pulled up but the top had been lowered almost to the ground. So we've achieved with CD uniform mediocrity. Congrats! The author celebrates mediocrity. Enjoy! But trying to stop those who want what's truly better--like Neil--- is inevitably a fool's errand.Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435168594983423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12263366.post-20907283574163792642013-09-04T21:54:46.495-07:002013-09-04T21:54:46.495-07:00"Pay attention." Thanks for being the ON..."Pay attention." Thanks for being the ONLY person I've heard say such a crazy thing since reading Copland's What to Listen For in Music back in undergrad twenty years ago. Also, MP3s at 256 or even 192 or whatever are plenty good enough for humans. Pushing a private codec is essentially an attempted coup to gain part ownership of all of published music. Seems logical for big money to try such a thing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12263366.post-20970084450987242042013-09-04T19:15:10.813-07:002013-09-04T19:15:10.813-07:00Another great article, Anu. I'll take you up o...Another great article, Anu. I'll take you up on your offer for 'employee discounted' headphones. ;-) Which do you recommend for around $150? <br /><br />William Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877173206107482424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12263366.post-26952030059979331542013-09-04T16:20:17.026-07:002013-09-04T16:20:17.026-07:00geez, there's a lot i disagree with here and m...geez, there's a lot i disagree with here and much that is not factual. not even sure where to start.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579964801201009836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12263366.post-79587836285875098962013-09-04T16:19:06.964-07:002013-09-04T16:19:06.964-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579964801201009836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12263366.post-35508433201682541412013-09-04T07:46:17.583-07:002013-09-04T07:46:17.583-07:00An interesting read... also, Pono has been pushed ...An interesting read... also, <a href="http://evolver.fm/2013/09/03/neil-young-pono-to-launch-in-early-2014/" rel="nofollow">Pono has been pushed back to early 2014</a>.mothra fakirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514997985704041301noreply@blogger.com