From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <905cee36936662adabfec7ba2d46d809@ladd.quanstro.net> References: <905cee36936662adabfec7ba2d46d809@ladd.quanstro.net> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 19:26:06 -0500 Message-ID: From: Lee Fallat To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Subject: Re: [9fans] music storage Topicbox-Message-UUID: 9542b5f0-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 He is saying that some people will use mp3 compression, then convert to WAV/PCM. Maybe some artists record directly to mp3 then convert to have them play on audio players. On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:20 PM, erik quanstrom wrote: >> 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. > > - erik >