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Old 12-03-2005, 05:10 AM  
Rictor
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Also, cds are inferior in many ways to vinyl because they are a 16 bit format meaning parts of the analog sound are lost when converting to digital. DVD audio is 24 bit...still inferior to vinyl. Blu-Ray music discs would be quite superior in sound quality and would still contain the same number of songs as a cd. Of course, if you were happy with cd quality, you could put an entire cd box cd and several concert videos on one Blu-Ray disc. Personally, I'd rather have all my Beatles albums on one disc than dozens of separate cds. I doubt if the human ear could really tell the different between 16 bit, 24 bit, or higher, but it may still be considered a selling point to those who are seeking vinyl-quality sound and still believe cd sound quality sucks (most classical music fans will say this).
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