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Recently, an article in Rolling Stone spoke of the death of High Fidelity sound. It refers to the practice of mastering CDs not only for playback on inferior equipment and in distracting listening conditions, but to purposely increase the immediate impact at the expense of the performance. The same issue has another article on the sound of MP3s. Does all this mean it isn’t worth the effort to listen carefully any more? We don’t think so. There is still more music out there that is well-recorded than most people can hear in a lifetime. Some of it is well known to you, but much is yet to be discovered. If no music recorded after today was included, you would still have all the listening pleasure you could enjoy for the rest of your life. Your stereo still sounds just as good, and can always get better. The time you have to listen can still fill you with great experiences, both familiar and new to you. Don’t give up because there is a temporary glitch in the way some music is offered to the public. Eventually, the basic human need for the musical experience will correct this. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17777619/the_death_of_high_fidelity http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/12/17/alternate-takes-the-mp3-challenge/
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