On 7 Mar 2004 16:47:18 GMT, "David Eduardo"
wrote:

That I agree with. I refused to use CDs for my Música en Flor service in the
80's, even when many things were reissued in Japan on that medium; the cuts
did not sound right mixed with mostly-vinyl origin material. So I could
definitely understand a purist.

Early CDs were terrible. The masters were equalized with vinyl in mind
and would shatter coffee mugs.

Most will see the "digital" label and _know_ it must be better.

That's why much of this discussion is really irrelevant. IBOC doesn't
have to be good. The majority of the market will be satisfied with
quality not much higher than MP3 at 64 kbps.

I was asked about the quality difference between XM's talk channels
vs. the music channels. I tuned in to the new traffic and weather
channels. The quality was awful, both technically and programatically.
It sounded (on every traffic channel) like the studio was a tiled
bathroom with awesomely bad artifacts. The announcers were among the
worst I've ever heard. This is clearly being done on the cheap with
kids who can barely read. Hide the expensive glassware until their
voices change.

I was extremely disappointed with what I heard. I think I'll keep my
AM/FM radio for when I travel between Boston, New York and Washington.
WINS, WCBS, WBZ and WTOP have nothing to fear. It's strange that
they're starting in major markets with small market talent.

Rich