Re: [ARSCLIST] Lossy compression losing quality (was Re: [ARSCLIST] Pristine Audio and the Milllennials . . .)

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From: Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:07:47 -0800
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Howard Friedman wrote:

Richard,

You're right, space is cheap. I recently got a 300GB external drive for $100, that should hold about 10,000 WAV tracks! What happens when I convert MP3 files to WAV? I assume the loss is already there?

The compression is (was) lossy. What has been lost cannot be regained.

Mike
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