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Originally posted by q_2063
are this numbers only for u.s sales or worldwide.
if its only us is there a way to compare the worldwide sales.
cause maybe in the us pop fades but in europe its still strong.
and in my opinion only the total sales worldwide realy counts.
i hope that i donīt make a perfect fool out of me with this question.
and the fact that the cd sales declines *hmm* maybe the officials are right that all the people use mp3 and less people buy cdīs.
for me an mp3 is no replacement for an cd and i donīt use them.
cause when you play them on a computer they sound ok, but if you play them on a good or high end HIFI equipment they sound extremly bad the basses are to smooth and the heights are unclear.
but well thats just my opinion. |
NO? NO?NO.... AND No! A hq mp3 (160kb/sec stereo or higher) provides the same quality as a cd!
The whole thing is to use a good cd ripper to extract audio tracks from a cd properly! Once done, you can make perfect mp3s!
I have plenty of cds made from mp3s... and on a hq hi-fi system, the sound quality is perfect!
Of course if you got badly done mp3s, low quality (96kb/sec or lower) the sound quality is not good at all.
AND for sure, cd sales decrease because of people copying albums or making their own copies from mp3s!
It's surely true for Britney as she is very popular and makes "commercial pop"
Her album was avaiable on mp3s 2 weeks before its release...