Re:Stereo Gear in the 1970s
by mixmastamyk on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @07:11PM
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Flac is older than most folks realize however it didn’t save enough space circa 2k.
According to wikipedia, the initial release was 20 July 2001. By 2001, we had been using mpeg type audio for some time, whatever audio Cinepak pushed, RealAudio, etc. Hell even AAC came out in late 90s, but didn't take off for much much longer. FLAC was a baby while other formats were wearing long beards and suspenders. Only audiophiles used it, and it really didn't take of until AFLAC and iTunes/iPods.
Re:Stereo Gear in the 1970s
by mixmastamyk on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @08:09PM
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Apple's never supported it directly.
Sorry, ALAC, not AFLAC <quack>
Not just that. Those times thanks to Napster one could easily find some amazing hidden gems that were simply not available on market. Those were mostly mp3 only. Take it or leave.
I appreciate good audio quality but if music itself is good I would listen to it even at low quality MP3. The quality of some really old stuff is low anyways.
When MP3s were "hot", storage wasn't available in the sizes now, nor was bandwidth available to make uncompressed practical. FLAC style compression wasn't really a thing then either.
MP3 was able to hit critical mass, and people have been unwilling to let it go. We see that in so many other areas as well like FB, shopping at Amazon, etc. People are aware there are less bad things, but it's just too engrained.