Are you still playing CDs after, comp based syst?

So many distortions, so little time. Nonoise: "Better PC
Audio is just around the corner...". Microsoft, Mac...etc,
are NOT interested in the AUDIOPHILE business- or Music
business. There is no plans on the table for "RESEARCH",
"DEVELOPMENT" in the "SOFTWARE" department of Computer Audio. Other Audio Formats have had a history of Research,
and development. Software development for Computer Audio in
Operating Systems is non-existent. These Manufacturers are
strictly in the Information business, not the Music business. You have no Advocate in Software development for
Computer Audio. If Major Manufacturers won't even support development of Computer Audio Format, you don't have a
Format. Realmo: "Petty officer, yes lots of New Artists are only available via MP3 download". Nice try in distracting from the fact of Tens of Thousands of CD Selections are currently out of print. Bizarre that they
all remain available for sale on i-Tunes. "Vast Majority of
people really don't care about Sound Quality". The best
fable to boost profit at your expense. You would have to accept that people generally don't care about quality in
anything. That they are desperately seeking the lowest quality anything at a higher price. I don't see people
rushing to the market demanding to pay double of what is
on the price tag. I am having a hard time trying to apply
this same bizarre scenario to Products that produce Sound
Quality. It is a fable from Manufacturers, to benefit
Manufacturers, to benefit their Profit at your expense.
Such convenience must surely be by accident, and not by design. Am I also supposed to buy that the Earth really is flat after all? Sorry, you are not picking my pocket for that one- or any other conveniently profitable fable. We
instinctively demand lower value (Quality), and demand to
pay double/triple for it with Computer Audio? Yet, with
other Audio Formats we do the inverse? I wonder why? People
have a self interest in promoting the Format they like best, by eliminating the competition with Fable/Rook/ or by
Crook!. Give me more than one Audio Format for competitions
sake- That is what I am trying to promote. I am not promoting a single exclusive Format here for New Music- or any Music!!! Lower Quality in many things is something this
economy cannot afford; because, it can only lead to lower
acceptable Quality in everything. This creates severely
harmful Recessions, and Depressions. This is NOT CONVENIENT at all for you! Continuously lower the bar, it
will eventually strangle you- and any hope for economic recovery. What a waste, choice is yours. Results are on your head.

Pettyofficer.

You are too pessimistic. Plain and simple. High quality music will always be around as it's not that difficult to maintain high standards be it with CDs, laptops, etc.

Someone will hit the nail on the head, format wise, and all will be well.

All the best,
Nonoise

Realremo
How can I get a copy of the Australian band?
Thanks

@ mountainsong, look up Henge Beat's album Total Control on allmusic.com...other sources might include discogs.com or even amazon.com, i buy cds from amazon almost monthly.

Whoooaa, Nonoise! I thought that we were all supposed to be
NOT be interested in Sound Quality since we are purchasing
Computer Audio now! I am not pessimistic. I just know that
the ONLY way to hit the nail on the head of High Quality
Music is COMPETITION between Formats. No joy if we are in
the business of terminating Formats. Unless you have
something to hit Microsoft (And Bretheren) on the head to get their Software in the High Quality Music business- there is your bottleneck of pessimism. They are not exactly doing any research/development on Computer Audio,
so we have to patchwork around their Audio defficient
Operating Systems. This is the source of Computer Audio
research/development being hog tied. This is the ball, and
chain wrapped around Computer Audio's neck. Lots of joy in
research/development in other Audio Formats- NO JOY in same
from Major Software Manufacturers. Without research/
development Computer Audio (Music) goes nowhere. Lots of
research in games, apps, and Video though. Music, ehhh...
not so much from Microsoft. As far as they are concerned,
you don't have a Computer Audio Format since they don't
support it (That is their pessimism, not mine). They are
sort of like the rest of us Joe Shmoes that are not interested in Sound Quality (Excuse me, I mean that they
don't see a profit in it!). Yet, those who promote Computer Audio DO SEE a future in using it. How is that
possible with Major Operating System Software Manufacturers
DO NOT see a future in doing ANY research/development in
Computer Audio Music. Me thinks there is a serious flaw here in your logic, and reason. That doesn't necessarily
mean that I am pessimistic. I can be just as optimistic as
anyone else about that large crack in a huge Dam, spewing
water. No reason to panic, right? It will hold, right?