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LeonardoP wrote:

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:

LeonardoP wrote: free < low-cost business model
they can

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:one of the main things that would curb alot of this is lowering the price point of a standard cd to something like $9.99. i'll pay $15-$20 for music, but only in a hi-def format or hybrids.

woof

didnt read your post.
why the woof? lol you think im copying you or something?

nah, just agreeing with you.

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:

Canis wrote:High quality free shit is always preferred. That's already quite easy to get, so the business model would have to be ultra-low cost and also be ultra convenient to have a chance...

high quality? that's arguable.

low cost is not there yet, but how can it get any more convenient than hitting itunes or its other clones?

I call 320kbps MP3s rather high quality. Sometimes it does take some searching though, so that's the benefit of the convenience provided by iTunes and others. Yeah, I agree opening up your jukebox software and having 1+ million songs available is nice. I guess the tug-of-war between convenience for a price and a little less convenience for free will be ever-refining in the future.

320kbps IS hard to come by, but you know me, any compression is hardly high quality ;P

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:didnt read your post.
why the woof? lol you think im copying you or something?

nah, just agreeing with you.[/quote]
nice m8 :icon14:

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:320kbps IS hard to come by, but you know me, any compression is hardly high quality ;P

Damn audiophiles...so picky!! Sheesh!

Let me guess...vinyl >>>>> * ?

Canis wrote:

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:

Canis wrote:High quality free shit is always preferred. That's already quite easy to get, so the business model would have to be ultra-low cost and also be ultra convenient to have a chance...

high quality? that's arguable.

low cost is not there yet, but how can it get any more convenient than hitting itunes or its other clones?

I call 320kbps MP3s rather high quality. Sometimes it does take some searching though, so that's the benefit of the convenience provided by iTunes and others. Yeah, I agree opening up your jukebox software and having 1+ million songs available is nice. I guess the tug-of-war between convenience for a price and a little less convenience for free will be ever-refining in the future.

there's still a difference though. plus you get a fancy jewel case and a cool print, woohoo

LeonardoP wrote:

Canis wrote:

+JuggerNaut+ wrote: high quality? that's arguable.

low cost is not there yet, but how can it get any more convenient than hitting itunes or its other clones?

I call 320kbps MP3s rather high quality. Sometimes it does take some searching though, so that's the benefit of the convenience provided by iTunes and others. Yeah, I agree opening up your jukebox software and having 1+ million songs available is nice. I guess the tug-of-war between convenience for a price and a little less convenience for free will be ever-refining in the future.

there's still a difference though. plus you get a fancy jewel case and a cool print, woohoo

I guess there are perks to each method of purchase, so it depends on what you value as an individual. Personally I love to have the jewel case with the CD and the insert, etc. However, I do download high quality MP3s and am fine with those. Dunno...I guess if I'm going to pay for it I may as well have the CD, but if I'm just going to get an electronic version that may get corrupted, erased, or not be of the highest possible quality then I'd prefer to not pay for that.

Canis wrote:

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:320kbps IS hard to come by, but you know me, any compression is hardly high quality ;P

Damn audiophiles...so picky!! Sheesh!

Let me guess...vinyl >>>>> * ?

i won't go into the discussion of vinyl since i think that is an acquired taste.