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Date: Mon,  9 Dec 2013 19:24:38 -0500
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From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <devon.odell@gmail.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] music storage
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2013/12/9 erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>:
>> Just beware, in my experience of this (for research purposes,
>> yes really!) many, if not most CD images in WAV or PCM format
>> are in fact decodes of MP3s, and many of these where low bitrate
>> MP3s which are nasty.
>>
>> personally I have moved away from compressed audio, not because
>> I distrust compression, but I like browsing through a pile of CDs
>> looking for somthing that matches my mood - for me the user interface
>> is better; perhaps its my age.
>
> i don't understand this claim.  all standard audio cds are in pcm format.

1) Audio was recorded to CD at factory.
2) Some guy ripped it and converted it to MP3.
3) Some guy got the MP3s and made redbook CD for their car.
4) Friend of guy borrows CD and rips lossless.
5) Lossless quality not lossless anymore.

That's what Steve's saying.

--dho

> - erik
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