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  1. Re:He's a moron by greg1104 · · Score: 1 · on Why Steve Albini Still Prefers Analog Tape

    Of course FLAC handles 24/192. So does ALAC. Here's a sample record available in all of those formats. hdtracks is a good source for these too.

  2. Re:Hey, the pirates can help by kyrio · · Score: 3 · on Master Engineer: Apple's "Mastered For iTunes" No Better Than AAC-Encoded Music

    What? You mean like Linn Records' FLAC 24bit 192kHz studio master downloads?

  3. Pretty good, but not perfect by talornin · · Score: 1 · on String Quartets On the Web?

    I use:

    http://www.classicsonline.com/
    http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/
    http://www.linnrecords.com/
    http://store.harmoniamundi.com/ (no download)
    iTunes
    Spotify

  4. Hyperion has the best UI and decently tagged music by lelle · · Score: 1 · on String Quartets On the Web?

    http://hyperion-records.co.uk/ http://www.theclassicalshop.net/ http://linnrecords.com/ http://www.dacapo-records.dk/ and http://www.analekta.com/ http://www.classicsonline.com/ absolutely deserves mention, but has little on flac http://www.passionato.com/ and http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/ are good, but don't provide booklets

  5. Re:When I first heard the difference by Marauder2 · · Score: 1 · on Can We Really Tell Lossless From MP3?

    I stopped getting compressed classical (and some jazz) tracks

    Depends on the compression. I agree with you about classical music that uses lossy compression, however there are plenty of places where you can get it in a lossless format such as FLAC. Most of them often offer not only CD quality (16-bit, 44/48khz, but also high definition 24-bit 88/96khz for many tracks) FLAC. And Linn records has recently started selling 24-bit 192khz tracks (at not much more then the 88/96khz tracks).

    http://www.linnrecords.com/index.aspx
    https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php

    I always grab the highest definition (24-bit 88, 96, or 192khz) offered and resample when I transcode it to other formats (such as mp3 or AAC for portable players which don't benefit from the higher fidelity).

  6. Re:Interesting but... by RDW · · Score: 1 · on Virgin-Universal Deal Offers Unlimited Music, Goes After File Sharers

    'It's been, what, 25 years since the CD came out? If digital distribution is to be the new standard, surely we can reasonably expect there to be some improvement in sound quality over the previous technology?'

    Already happening, at least with some specialised labels, e.g.:

    http://www.gimell.com/catalogue.aspx?filter=Studio+Master+Pro+5.1

    http://www.linnrecords.com/linn-formats.aspx

    http://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=staticpage&pagename=audiophile_96khz

  7. iTunes Plus by Marauder2 · · Score: 1 · on Will People Really Boycott Apple Over DRM?

    I refuse to buy anything that's not iTunes Plus (DRM Free 256kbit AAC), though I will from time to time download the free single which IS DRM.

    I'm willing to accept DRM on something I don't have to pay for (iTunes Free single of the week) since that seems a fair trade-off (I get the song for free and in return you can limit my usage). I won't however pay full price for something that can be arbitrarily shut off. If the song is not available as iTunes Plus then I'll buy the CD, download the Mp3 from Amazon or Rhapsody, or otherwise find some other higher bitrate DRM-Free source.

    Now, if only we could get iTunes Plus video...

    One place I love to get music from is Linnrecords. http://www.linnrecords.com/

    They are an audiophile targeted record label and have a nice selection of their music available in DRM Free lossless high definition (24-bit, 88/96khz FLAC)

  8. Any chance of better-than-CD? by neuro.slug · · Score: 1 · on Speculation On a Lossless iTunes Store

    Linn Records offers downloads of 24-bit 96kHz songs. It would also be great to see DSD files available sometime. Those formats would really bring interest.

    It's good to see the possibility of lossless music nevertheless. :)

  9. Re:Sounds we can and cannot hear. by bobschneider8 · · Score: 1 · on Does Going Digital Mean Missing Music?

    I'd like to see an mp3-type format encoded against 24/96 source material. Odds are that even at ~256kbps you can get better-than-CD quality if you use better-than-CD source material. Sure, the 24/96 source sounds better, but you can't actually buy that anywhere so it's a moot point.
    Sure you can. Try http://www.linnrecords.com/ - they have 24/96 downloads for sale, in either flac or wma formats. You'll need to like classical, jazz or Celtic music, though.
  10. Now is the chance to give money to parasites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Music DRM in Critical Condition?

    You buy if you want. As far as I'm concerned Universal can fuck off.

    They're one of the worst. It is they who persuaded Microsoft to let them charge Zune users a Zune-tax. Let them lift that tax first.

    They're still playing games. This time round, they are refusing to sell through the iTunes Store. This is an act of revenge. It's because Apple won't open their DRM to other distributors, because Apple doesn't want the hassle of maintaining this DRM (that it doesn't want in the first place and only has to use because companies like Universal insist on it) for every other distributor. IOW, Universal do want the DRM and are blaming Apple for not making it work for them across the whole industry - as if Apple, or anyone else, could.

    YOU buy. YOU rush out and buy from these parasites. I shan't.

    If I want to buy a download rather than a CD, I'll buy EMI at the iTunes Store or go to Magnatune or Linn records. Universal can go boil its head.