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Headphoneus Supremus
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The audiophile claims and myths thread is included as an important link at the top of the Sound Science forum, and anyone that truly cared to learn about such things has more than enough information to allow them to make a reasoned decision on the subject matter. My personal discovery was eye-opening, and I am thankful to have had access to this information.
It may be a long way off, but what I am seeing is an apparent push to implement proprietary new audio formats that can be marketed and sold many times over in various versions that have artificial quality levels imposed. Having an audio format with strong DRM, as an example, allows for the industry to impair more commonly distributed formats, and to charge a premium for content that sounds correct. I hope this doesn't work, and it is frustrating to see all of the misinformation being thrown around in a market where there is already plenty of confusion and misunderstandings running rampant.
It may be a long way off, but what I am seeing is an apparent push to implement proprietary new audio formats that can be marketed and sold many times over in various versions that have artificial quality levels imposed. Having an audio format with strong DRM, as an example, allows for the industry to impair more commonly distributed formats, and to charge a premium for content that sounds correct. I hope this doesn't work, and it is frustrating to see all of the misinformation being thrown around in a market where there is already plenty of confusion and misunderstandings running rampant.