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Subject: MP3 more expensive than a CD? Date: Sun Apr 17 2016 01:05:46
From: Allen Prunty To: Nightfox

    
 > I came across Enya's latest album on Amazon, and I noticed they charge more
 > for it in MP3 format than for the CD: http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Sky-Island-
 > Enya/dp/B0168KQSNI/ref=sr_1_1_twi_aud_2 I'm wondering why it would be more
 > expensive in MP3 format, considering there is no physical media to produce
 > and ship.  I'd think you might as well buy the CD and make your own MP3s
 > from it.  I tend to still prefer buying CDs over MP3 anyway (since MP3 is
 > lossless, and I can rip the CD to MP3 myself).

Actually MP3 is Lossy and the CD has full fidelity.  MP3 removes sounds from
the inaudable sound spectrum.

The Lossless music files are .flac and .aiff and apple has there own too.

Allen

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