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On Mar 13, 2018, The Mad Doctor wrote
(in article<5ghfadtjfho5apc4ps0l74rti3rtiifv2e@4ax.com>):
> On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 04:29:33 -0500, Bismarck<bnwink@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mar 12, 2018, The Mad Doctor wrote
> > (in article<s3tdad5hnd8lccnfnh7ct6fos5mkeo7en8@4ax.com>):
> >
> > > two questions:
> > >
> > > You put AATW as your #2 fav... who's #1 ??
> > >
> > > and, just curious... are/were you a Ray Charles fan?
> > >
> > > As you may have figured out.... all though I do one hell of a lot of
> > > "quality" posting... it's mostly in MP3 (or dozens
> > > of reasons) and usually only post lossless if (a) in my opinion the
> > > difference is remarkable and/or (b) someone has
> > > asked for sumpin'.
> > >
> > > Gawd! after the mess I saw this morning (in either the 60's or 50's mp3
> > > group) from two of the self-appointed God's
> > > (for that group) were one is posting (f you can believe it) 64kbps crap and
> > > the other (who has sworn for years that
> > > he/she only posts legit CDs and NEVER, EVER up converts) made a big boo-boo
> > > and accidentally posted hi/her "work folder"
> > > with all the sub-par bits and pieces he/she was obviously using to "create"
> > > the contents of a requested CD.
> > >
> > > anyway.. after seeing that mess I hate to remain associated with that
> > > group.
> > > I'd love to call out both of them but am
> > > not in a trollish mood and don't need to get flamed for the next month or
> > > so.
> > >
> > > Okay... sorry... end of my daily rant :(
> >
> > #1 would be Willie Nelson. Ya, I know, lately quality is an issue. I fell in
> > love with Red Headed Stranger and I was hooked.
> >
> > I have an extensive Ray Charles collection. Fine performer.
> >
> > Flac is Flac, you almost always get the quality you expect, and it is
> > generally darn near CD AIFF quality. MP3’s are a crap shoot. Originally
> > 128
> > was all the rage, then everyone “agreed” that 192 was the standard. When
> > I rip something to MP3 to put on the player in the car, I use 256. When I
> > download MP3 I prefer to get 320.
>
> The "rage" had to do with bandwidth (a term that didn't even exist back in
> the day) and, of course, storage.
>
> Funny as it may seem (or sound) I usually rip to Flac then down convert to
> 48000hz Mp3. To my old ears, there's a slight
> difference between that and the "default" 41000. I also stay exclusively with
> CBR.
>
> Like I've stated... posting, to me, is not (as I'm sure it is to some) and
> ego trip or a "my collection is bigger than
> yours" type of thing... I post for one reason only... to "share" the music I
> enjoy with as many "out there" as
> possible... that means the target audience is (like it or not) the mp3 crowd.
>
> Unfortunately, while I refuse to lower my own standards, a good portion of
> that crowd, the leechers and trolls, can't
> tell the difference between 320 and 64... as demonstrated by some posts in
> the 60s group over that past 2-3 days.
>
> So.. for example, for this guy I know named Bismark.. I post things (mainly
> to lossless country and 50-60s) that I think
> he'd appreciate before I push the delete button on the Flac portion of the
> rip.
>
> Anyway... Enjoy today's little AATW post. Got a couple more I don't see on
> your list (most of which I have).. When
> time allows I'll be double checking your list to see what I might be missing.
> keeping in mind that new albums don't
> always mean new tunes. Yes, I do take into consideration re-recordings,
> different "versions" and live vs studio.
>
> take care
>
> TMD
You’re a good human, doc. Let me know if there’s anything I can post for
you.
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