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Re:Tidal Accused of Falsifying Beyonce and Kanye West Stream... by thrillgore on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @02:26PM (#17032422)
Actual audiophiles are going to moan about lossless, because its still PCM audio at its core, and not analog.
Re:Tidal Accused of Falsifying Beyonce and Kanye West Stream... by coldtea on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @02:33PM (#17032520)
The source material is not analog either ever since 1995 or so -- 99% of recordings are into digital DAWs, not tape.
Re:Tidal Accused of Falsifying Beyonce and Kanye West Stream... by fenwick67 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @03:12PM (#17032903)
One of the funniest things to me in the prosumer audio world is NES sountracks or EDM released on vinyl.
Re:Tidal Accused of Falsifying Beyonce and Kanye West Stream... by Mediterraneo10 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @04:40PM (#17033857)
Many if not most of the consumers of that music will never actually listen to the vinyl. They might not even own a turntable. Instead, they purchase the vinyl for music that they listen to elsewhere in order to have full-size artwork and use it as room decoration.
Re:Tidal Accused of Falsifying Beyonce and Kanye West Stream... by monocasa on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @05:17PM (#17034173)
And until recently (and painting with a very wide stroke), the percentage that goes back to the band tended to be better for vinyl than the other formats. Since the record companies saw it as a dead medium, it wasn't really high on their list for negotiations. I've bought vinyl that I never intended to play for that reason.
Re:Tidal Accused of Falsifying Beyonce and Kanye West Stream... by empath75 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @05:19PM (#17034188)
Well edm was/is released on vinyl for djing purposes although these days most club djs use cds or usb or ableton.
Re:Tidal Accused of Falsifying Beyonce and Kanye West Stream... by Avery3R on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @06:39PM (#17034889)
There are still DJs that spin vinyl, but they're rare.
Re:Tidal Accused of Falsifying Beyonce and Kanye West Stream... by megablast on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @08:15PM (#17035470)
Not rare in the EDM world.