interesting post, cytocycle.
ironically, i think it's technology that is hurting the quality of music recordings, as most people only listen to music on-the-go in compressed formats these days. unfortunately, even many of my favorite current bands' recordings sound pretty bad on my main system, while they sound "fine" on my mp3 player. i would have thought that you'd want to make the best recording possible and then just convert it as you need to, but it doesn't seem like that always happens.
same thing with some tv, i can't figure out why some shows still seem to be recorded in lowres, it makes no sense. for god sakes, man, think of future bluray sales if nothing else!
let us know how the oppo looks when you get a chance to check it out.
ironically, i think it's technology that is hurting the quality of music recordings, as most people only listen to music on-the-go in compressed formats these days. unfortunately, even many of my favorite current bands' recordings sound pretty bad on my main system, while they sound "fine" on my mp3 player. i would have thought that you'd want to make the best recording possible and then just convert it as you need to, but it doesn't seem like that always happens.
same thing with some tv, i can't figure out why some shows still seem to be recorded in lowres, it makes no sense. for god sakes, man, think of future bluray sales if nothing else!
let us know how the oppo looks when you get a chance to check it out.