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It only explain that Gapless function is personal hobby. if some low fi DAP has gapless feature, is it a high -grade one? I don't think so.
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I didn't say gapless automatically made a DAP high-grade or high-fi. Reread my post. If someone comes up with the most hi-fi, high-grade, classiest DAP of all time, but it still doesn't have gapless playback that works perfectly 100% of the time, I wouldn't spend much money on it. There's a difference between hi-fi and high-grade. Hi-fi means it sounds really, really, really good. High-grade (within the context of the last few posts; I'm not talking about USDA steaks here...) can vary from person to person. If a DAP is really hi-fi, but it can't do gapless, I don't consider it to fit my definition/perspective of high-grade. My idea of grading DAPs doesn't automatically mean my standards apply to all DAPs. It's just how I percieve the quality, value, and the enjoyment I'll get out of it. Do you understand what I'm saying? Also, there's a middle ground. Not hi-grade doesn't automatically mean low-grade in all cases.
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I can understand that with some tracks, it is better to be continually played. such as the living singing concert. But, half second pause between the tracks is bearable. |
To you maybe, but not to everyone. If you're happy without gapless, that's fine. I'm not, so I have to do more research before I go out and buy a new (or used) DAP.
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on the contrary, if it is a seamless playing, to some body, it is also not accustomed, for most of us have been used to the normal MP3 player paused between tracks listening habit. |
That's fine for some people, but not for everybody. Think about how many people would actually care about gapless if Apple had it working for iPods since the 3rd gen.
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Also, CD player has pause between tracks. |
I have never had a CD player do that. Not a hi-fi/component (which I haven't had many of), not a portable, not a car CD player, not a boombox, not a shelf system. I've had a few CDs with gaps due to how they were engineered, but never a CD player. Would you mind naming some CD players that insert gaps by default? I've never heard of such a thing before, and I'm curious.
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Anyway, if gapless is must necessary, I suppose every MP3 player will apply this function, for it will not increase the manufacturing cost.
It only prove that gapless playing feature is only some personal hobby, please don't tag it to "high grade" player. for the Hi grade CD player priced with USD 30000 also is not gapless, can you say it is a low end CD player? |
Again, I never said gapless automatically made a player hi-fi or the lack of it automatically made it low-fi or low-grade. If I'm going to pay $3000 for any kind of digital audio player or CD player, it dang well better have gapless. Just because you don't need it doesn't make it a niche market item or feature. Just becaue it doesn't fit my needs for a high-grade piece of equipment doesn't mean it's garbage. Bose fits some people's idea of high-grade, but not everyone's... (not trying to start a Bose flame war, just an example that might make what I'm saying easier to understand).