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Thousands of songs in your pocket: An audiophile's nightmare?

The CSM asks, “will consumers who demand portable music always have to compromise on sound quality?”

“Listeners demand portability and a la carte song purchases. But at least some also want "fidelity," to experience a sound that's true to the full aural expression the artist poured out at the moment of a work's creation. Technology, artist advocacy, and buyer behavior will determine the degree to which listeners can have both, experts say.”

“The main issue: size. New technology can deliver ever smaller, more storable music files - but the process carries a cost in terms of sound quality. Most of what all those earbuds-wearers are hearing, say experts, is bass-heavy noise.”

So what is more important for you? Hearing the craft of songwriting or the pristine audio quality of the latest autotune starlet?

Read more at the Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1201/p11s01-stct.html