Mp3 players are enticing because they're new and also because they're so easy. I just purchased a 40 GB iRiver, (similar to the iPod, but better in my opinions.) I'll be away at college next year, and I'll be able to put half of my CDs into a little box that can fit in my pocket rather than toting a portable CD player and my little case of CDs around the campus. Also, I can easily put wav or Mp3 files on my player. Storage space is getting cheaper and in a few years, my 40GB player will be obsolete. By that time, there will probably be players with 10X the capacity of mine for a much more reasonable price. At that point, Mp3 will be dead because there is no reason to use a lossy format when you can purchase HD space cheaply and use wav files.
How many years before MP3 becomes king?
I was reading about one unit that plays CD's pretty decent, but also stores 300 hours of 128 bit music. It has every type input and output imaginable and could be the world's greatest jukebox.
Sound quality was compared to early CD's played on first generation CDP's. The author wouldn't predict how many years (months) it will take for enough bandwidth and other factors to happen for the MP3 to musically surpass even SACD and DVD-A.
Sound quality was compared to early CD's played on first generation CDP's. The author wouldn't predict how many years (months) it will take for enough bandwidth and other factors to happen for the MP3 to musically surpass even SACD and DVD-A.