Stroll down memory lane

[Dude111]

Here is a couple 32k .RM tracks that sounds quite good for 32k!

http://web.archive.org/web/20060527...om/iraq/9la7-alba7r/9la7-alba7r_agla-alnas.rm

http://al7an.org/songs/rm/arabic/2012/Ahmed_mekky_Aslo_3rby/09.Atr El 7ayah.rm
(Slightly over driven)


However this 32k .MP3 track sounds like crap!

www.musicpophits.com/Music/ACDC/ForThoseAboutToRock(WeSaluteYou).mp3

Analog = no compression. What widely available modern audio format can claim that?

I dont think ANY can! (Analogue is far superior to this digital stuff (Both VIDEO and AUDIO))

FLAC is the closest you can get

http://lsd-25.ru/uploads/[2012] The...- 03 - Goodbye Fairground - Western Gold.flac

 

[richprice79]

Am I confusing compression with losssless? I've always considered CD audio, .wav, FLAC or other uncompressed digital files to be lossless whereas .mp3 and .wma formats are compressed and considered lossy. Or are you arguing that a digital waveform regardless of the format will always have square edges that approximate an analog waveform but can't perfectly fit a curve without an infinite number of samples per second.

If the latter, last time I was in Fry's they had a small selection of modern music for sale on vinyl LPs, it's the first time I've seen vinyl for sale in a chain store since the 80's. I'm not sure if other Fry's locations sell music on vinyl or not, it may be a regional thing, my city has several "record stores" that sell vinyl as well.

Cd's are compressed as well at 16 bit 44k. where as most hd audio sources go up to 24bit 192k. Analogue has infinite frequency response but does tend to introduce noise when played back on anything less than audiophile equipment.

Most modern artist record in digital 32bit/96k and then compress and mix the audio down to CD format. I recommend if you have good speakers and a sound card that can run 24/96 to download some hd audio and hear the difference.

 

[vshah]

Am I confusing compression with losssless? I've always considered CD audio, .wav, FLAC or other uncompressed digital files to be lossless whereas .mp3 and .wma formats are compressed and considered lossy. Or are you arguing that a digital waveform regardless of the format will always have square edges that approximate an analog waveform but can't perfectly fit a curve without an infinite number of samples per second.

If the latter, last time I was in Fry's they had a small selection of modern music for sale on vinyl LPs, it's the first time I've seen vinyl for sale in a chain store since the 80's. I'm not sure if other Fry's locations sell music on vinyl or not, it may be a regional thing, my city has several "record stores" that sell vinyl as well.

Flac is indeed lossless with respect to the source material. However any digital source recording will by definition be lossy compared to an analog recording. Its just that the signal chain can be kept much cleaner in digital land since it is unaffected by analog interference until the very end