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Poll: Have you used the wifi music store?

Have you browsed or purchased a song on the wifi iTunes store?

  • Yes, browsed it.

    Votes: 32 22.4%

  • Yes, purchased one or more songs

    Votes: 58 40.6%

  • No, but probably will.

    Votes: 17 11.9%

  • Never will I visit the Dark Side!

    Votes: 36 25.2%
  • Total voters
    143
Confession...

I hated the idea at first..."why the hell would I ever want to buy a song on my iPhone and good god why would I ever want to purchase a song from starbucks?"

And then I tried it. On a whim. Expecting horrible results.

It's addicting. Terribly addicting. $25 and 15 or so minutes later, I forced myself to turn off WiFi.
 
Addicting is the keyword!! I never thought when the iTunes store first opened a few years back that I would buy more than a couple of songs. 5,000 songs later....Which makes me think that the people who are happiest with their iPhones are the ones who love music!
 
overcast said:
I won't pay for low quality mp3!
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Ha, you self-proclaimed audiophiles crack me up. You claim superiority over "low-quality" music, but I bet you couldn't tell the difference between 128 and 256. This is not against you personally, overcast, just a general comment to people who think the iTMS is beneath them.
 
Stampyhead said:
Ha, you self-proclaimed audiophiles crack me up. You claim superiority over "low-quality" music, but I bet you couldn't tell the difference between 128 and 256. This is not against you personally, overcast, just a general comment to people who think the iTMS is beneath them.
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I guarantee you that you are right. I have spent my whole life in the music business and have seen test groups who could not tell differences in bit rates, sample rate, d/a converters, etc. over 50% of the time in most cases. Many "golden ears" can not tell the difference. Especially if you are listening on a headset. I still like lossless best on my ipod but it all sounds very good.
 
Wow, I safely blew a day's pay playing around on iTunes WIFI for about an hour at work...

That will teach me to succum to instant gratification!
 
Nope

overcast said:
I won't pay for low quality mp3!
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I won't either. If it's not on vinyl, it's just not worth buying. I don't care if I miss out on EVERY new song, cause the stuff I have is quality and that's what really counts.

I also refuse to go to movie theaters, as they aren't as good as plays.

I won't watch TV, I rather wander around aimlessly trying to be entertained. For sitcoms, I like to go to other peoples' houses and just stand up against the wall and watch them scurry about their lives.
 
appleretailguy said:
I won't either. If it's not on vinyl, it's just not worth buying. I don't care if I miss out on EVERY new song, cause the stuff I have is quality and that's what really counts.

I also refuse to go to movie theaters, as they aren't as good as plays.

I won't watch TV, I rather wander around aimlessly trying to be entertained. For sitcoms, I like to go to other peoples' houses and just stand up against the wall and watch.
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Interesting but I'm afraid that you won't be able to find new Blue Note releases on vinyl anymore :(

No movies? What? Most of the plays are lousy on Broadway. Any Michael Haneke movie will knock a play out the box here.

TV is alright only the Daily Show wins.
 
appleretailguy said:
I won't either. If it's not on vinyl, it's just not worth buying. I don't care if I miss out on EVERY new song, cause the stuff I have is quality and that's what really counts.

I also refuse to go to movie theaters, as they aren't as good as plays.

I won't watch TV, I rather wander around aimlessly trying to be entertained. For sitcoms, I like to go to other peoples' houses and just stand up against the wall and watch them scurry about their lives.
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Sounds like a good basis for a sitcom.
 
Stampyhead said:
Ha, you self-proclaimed audiophiles crack me up. You claim superiority over "low-quality" music, but I bet you couldn't tell the difference between 128 and 256. This is not against you personally, overcast, just a general comment to people who think the iTMS is beneath them.
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I'm sorry, but I CAN hear the difference. I don't spend the money I do on speakers,amps and processors to pay for something that isn't even CD quality.
 
megfilmworks said:
I guarantee you that you are right. I have spent my whole life in the music business and have seen test groups who could not tell differences in bit rates, sample rate, d/a converters, etc. over 50% of the time in most cases. Many "golden ears" can not tell the difference. Especially if you are listening on a headset. I still like lossless best on my ipod but it all sounds very good.
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Why bother with lossless then, if it all sounds the same? Why bother wasting the space?

Why are there DVD-A, SACD, TrueHD, DD+ formats? Because they sound MUCH better.
 
if you're an audiophile and you turn your nose down at iTunes music like I would reject a $6 bottle of pinot noir, I can understand that.

It's a product for mass consumption, not the connoisseurs.
 
overcast said:
Why bother with lossless then, if it all sounds the same? Why bother wasting the space?

Why are there DVD-A, SACD, TrueHD, DD+ formats? Because they sound MUCH better.
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Because a very few of us can hear the difference, very, very few and very small differences.

By the way, I have every format known; 2inch 30ips 16 and 24 trk analog, 1/4 inch ATR. 1/2 inch ATR, dats, adats, da-88s,
hd recorders, 35 mag recorders,ProTools HD, etc.,
And a huge library of vinyl, as well as original cylinder records for my Edison, CDs of all types.
But I still love my little mp3s and aacs, they kick!!
 
megfilmworks said:
Because a very few of us can hear the difference, very, very few and very small differences.

By the way, I have every format known; 2inch 30ips 16 and 24 trk analog, 1/4 inch ATR. 1/2 inch ATR, dats, adats, da-88s,
hd recorders, 35 mag recorders,ProTools HD, etc.,
And a huge library of vinyl, as well as original cylinder records for my Edison, CDs of all types.
But I still love my little mp3s and aacs, they kick!!
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That's fine, but I whether it's in my head or not, does it really matter? I can hear a VAST difference with my high end stuff. The most exciting thing about the new HD movie formats is the sound! I wouldn't mind mp3's and aacs and whatever else they come up. But the fact that I'm paying the equivalent in price, for lesser quality, that's the reason I won't. 50cents a song? Now you're talking sense. Otherwise I'm spending the $12 on my physical medium, with a cool cover, pictures, notes and cd quality sound. It's a shame the HD Audio formats never took off. I'm stuck with a handful of jazz albums and nothing else.
 
overcast said:
That's fine, but I whether it's in my head or not, does it really matter? I can hear a VAST difference with my high end stuff. The most exciting thing about the new HD movie formats is the sound! I wouldn't mind mp3's and aacs and whatever else they come up. But the fact that I'm paying the equivalent in price, for lesser quality, that's the reason I won't. 50cents a song? Now you're talking sense. Otherwise I'm spending the $12 on my physical medium, with a cool cover, pictures, notes and cd quality sound. It's a shame the HD Audio formats never took off. I'm stuck with a handful of jazz albums and nothing else.
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If you hear the difference it's not in your head, you are one of the few who can benefit from the best. And if you have a great system then the difference is even more discernible. But you have to admit that for a little file on a little nano or iphone, the aac kicks.
 
Nope. I have no intentions of paying for downloaded music. The thought of paying for music without owning a CD is foreign to me.

Frankly, I'd rather purchase an actual CD or just pirate a few songs.
 
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