Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 10:43:37 GMT From: "Nasty Bob" <nospamspeedypancakenospamail.com> Subject: Re: amp location
"Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message news:42A23372.D20C0EF2nospamail.com... > Nasty Bob wrote: > > > The sound quality of mp3's is an issue for you when driving a car? > > Well - let me put it his way. I 'sampled' a few tracks online from a certain CD, > went out and bought the CD and simply playing it in the car I could hear detail > that had been masked by the the mp3 conversion ! It pretty much stunned me > actually since so much more detail was revealed. Remember, a Saab is a > pleasantly quiet environment to listen in. ;-) > > Mp3s work by eliminating supposedly inaudible detail and this was a very > detailed track - so I guess something gave. > > > Of course, it plays normal audio CD's too. > > I got my current radio/cd player - Aiwa CDC-R237 - cheap ( 1/2 price - £60 ) on > account of its successor being identical other than playing mp3s too. Have to > laugh at the claimed 180 Watts rating though - usual inflated car stereo > numbers. > > Graham I agree, mp3 conversion isn't perfect. But for someone pushing 40 who hasn't been able to hear anything above 5kHz since a Motorhead gig in 1985, it sounds OK to me... Of course, the quality of an mp3 can vary a lot, depending on the sample rate. For me the advantages far outweigh any negatives ie. I have my entire music collection close to hand so I don't *need* an expensive CD changer. Mp3's are readily available to download for free or for a modest price so I have a lot of music I wouldn't get on CD. But there's really no point getting into an over-technical CD v mp3 Hi-fi debate that leads to gold-plated connectors, oxygen-free wiring and eventually madness... It's all about enjoying music isn't it? And for £120 my daily commute has become a lot more fun. Incidentally, the guy who fitted my unit reckoned I would have to spend another £150 plus to improve the quality of the original speakers.. so I didn't bother. It all sounds louder, clearer and "better" than the stock audio unit.
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