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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iTunes is #2 Music Retailer, CD Sales Continue to Plummet]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/27/itunes-is-2-music-retailer-cd-sales-continue-to-plummet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/27/itunes-is-2-music-retailer-cd-sales-continue-to-plummet/</guid><description><![CDATA[At this rate it won't be long before we have a world of people who don't know or don't remember what music is supposed to sound like.  If you are listening to downloaded mp3s you are listening to hollow tunes.  Give cds a listen and you will be amazed at the improvement in sound.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony West]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 28th 2008 3:57AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iTunes is #2 Music Retailer, CD Sales Continue to Plummet]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/27/itunes-is-2-music-retailer-cd-sales-continue-to-plummet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/27/itunes-is-2-music-retailer-cd-sales-continue-to-plummet/</guid><description><![CDATA[Give CD's a chance?  I say give vinyl a chance.  It sounds much better than CD's, especially vinyl that is half-speed master or similar (or better) quality.<br><br>I agree with you, though, that CD's sound better than itunes.  The problem is "compression" or something like that.  And since music producers now know which frequencies don't come thru on digital download music, they don't even record it!  A catch 22.  Please--download something 30 years old from Yes or The Who.  Then listen to it on a vinyl LP--half-speed mastered.  And tell me what you think.  Then tell me what you think of AOL...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[An Old Guy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 28th 2008 8:16AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iTunes is #2 Music Retailer, CD Sales Continue to Plummet]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/27/itunes-is-2-music-retailer-cd-sales-continue-to-plummet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/27/itunes-is-2-music-retailer-cd-sales-continue-to-plummet/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have listed 5 things all new laptops will have In 2010:<br><br><a href="http://smart-parts.net/blog/?p=205" rel="nofollow">http://smart-parts.net/blog/?p=205</a><br><br>One of them is flash memory entirely replacing CDs in 2-3 years from now. Do you think this is viable if we the trend to chose music and movie download over buying a CD continues?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maksim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 29th 2008 10:34AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
