IBTG81 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Just a heads-up: Best Buy has it for 9.99 PLUS a bonus 2nd CD with an extra track. 620452[/snapback] How about you just go to www.allofmp3.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 How about you just go to www.allofmp3.com 635318[/snapback] Not into lossy MP3's... if I hadn't bought it, I would've gone to alt.binaries.sounds.lossless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBTG81 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Not into lossy MP3's... if I hadn't bought it, I would've gone to alt.binaries.sounds.lossless. 635446[/snapback] What is a lossy mp3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 What is a lossy mp3? 635493[/snapback] An MP3 is lossy by definition. Audio Compression I'd rather have an identical copy, especially for trading shows. MP3's are OK with me for samples or for the Ipod, that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBTG81 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 An MP3 is lossy by definition. Audio Compression I'd rather have an identical copy, especially for trading shows. MP3's are OK with me for samples or for the Ipod, that's about it. 635506[/snapback] Thanks! Is there really that much of a sound difference? I don't know if my equipment isn't up to par, but I can't tell that much difference between a CD and an mp3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Thanks! Is there really that much of a sound difference? I don't know if my equipment isn't up to par, but I can't tell that much difference between a CD and an mp3. 635507[/snapback] It can be tough IMO depending on the bit-rate & the encode, but I can usually tell by looking at the waveforms if not my ears.... I liked them very much in the late 90's when the technology first exploded, very cool, and a fast way to get a lot of music.. But now that the cost of media/hard drive storage has gone way down & the number of broadband users has gone way up, why settle for MP3's when you can get the real thing? Just takes a little longer to d/l, that's all. Same can be said now for d/l DVDs instead of VCD/SVCDs, though xvid is pretty popular with some (not me). Again, I'm particularly talking about trading shows & playing them on a high-end stereo system, not a PC or Ipod. Try trading say some MP3-sourced BNL shows to the wrong crowd, & you'll get slammed pretty hard. Personal use though is cool with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBTG81 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 It can be tough IMO depending on the bit-rate & the encode, but I can usually tell by looking at the waveforms if not my ears.... I liked them very much in the late 90's when the technology first exploded, very cool, and a fast way to get a lot of music.. But now that the cost of media/hard drive storage has gone way down & the number of broadband users has gone way up, why settle for MP3's when you can get the real thing? Just takes a little longer to d/l, that's all. Again, I'm particularly talking about trading shows & playing them on a high-end stereo system, not a PC or Ipod. Try trading say some MP3-sourced BNL shows to the wrong crowd, & you'll get slammed pretty hard. Personal use though is cool with me. 635515[/snapback] I don't mean to hijack this thread...Sorry Where do you go to DL live shows? I have a bunch, but in mp3 format. Is that not considered cool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I don't mean to hijack this thread...Sorry Where do you go to DL live shows? I have a bunch, but in mp3 format. Is that not considered cool? 635516[/snapback] If you're happy with them, that's all that counts... just don't trade them to the wrong people (the phrase is polluting the pool). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBTG81 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 If you're happy with them, that's all that counts... just don't trade them to the wrong people (the phrase is polluting the pool). 635518[/snapback] OK! Cool! Where do you go to download? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I don't mean to hijack this thread...Sorry Where do you go to DL live shows? I have a bunch, but in mp3 format. Is that not considered cool? 635516[/snapback] After USENET, the best places to go is Dime if you have broadband. They have a cap of 100,000 users & it's usually full, right now there's only 92K, good time to join. I did a search on BNL, only found 3 torrents: Barenaked Ladies - 1995.01.28 Glenside PA (re-post) Barenaked Ladies - DVD - Bravo! Holidays Special, Dec 2005 Barenaked Ladies - 2005/12/31 - Tampa, FL so for them, you may do better elsewhere Here's the top 10 most active torrents at this time: ***Queen + Paul Rodgers - Buffalo NY - March 17th, 2006 - Aud. inc. artwork 1 1 215 216 0.00 2 Doobie Brothers 1977 + 1979 (NTSC pro - Soundstage) DVD 17 10 189 199 0.05 3 *****Talking Heads the True Creatures Demos 1984**** 305 162 33 195 4.91 4 Mahavishnu Orchestra-(Skytop upgrade)-NTSC DVD 0 1 194 195 0.01 5 U2: Twickenham stadium, London, 2005-06-18 (fm, 107 minutes, 20 songs, my master) 0 1 183 184 0.01 6 Led Zeppelin Spitfire 1980-24-6 ~~~SOUNDBOARD!~~~~ 240 131 50 181 2.62 7 QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE - KSAN, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 1968*, 1ST & 2ND GIG, FM SBD, new transfer from reel to reel (request). 0 1 170 171 0.01 8 the white stripes - big day out, sydney, 26jan06 - PAL DVD 0 1 162 163 0.01 9 BOWIE - Glass Spider (sbd) 245 105 55 160 1.91 10 David Gilmour - 'Live On A Snowy Island' (Live in Hamburg - 11.03.2006) 2 10 144 154 0.07 NO official material is allowed..go to USENET for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col_forbin Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 OK! Cool! Where do you go to download? 635520[/snapback] The "Live Music Archive" is also a great source for shows in lossless format. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Yeah, this thread is old and tired...and this post is tangential at best. But, why start a new thread? For all those who give a s#it (not many, I know)...check out this pair of Donald Fagen interviews. Terrific stuff and in BOTH, Mick Jagger gets a positive comment from Don. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/qa/story/...has-player=true http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c...PKGRIHOK3L1.DTL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Just got David Gilmour's CD and it is GREAT! I can't wait for the tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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