[BC] AudioVault, Now Cascading Algorithms

[Cornelius Gould]

Rich,

While many of us get into spirited arguments with ya on many topics, 
THIS ONE I agree with you 1,000,000%

Pretty clever how you figured out a way to speak "common Joe" talk 
without leading them on!

-Cornelius

Rich Wood wrote:
> ------ At 10:17 PM 7/1/2006, Tom Bosscher wrote: -------
> 
>>    I could not agree with you more. This whole MP3 thing has caused 
>> considerable damage to my head, as I bang it slowly against the wall.
> 
> I've added another purpose to my "Where in the World is Carmen IBUZ?" 
> retailer visits. I'm trying to find out if MP3 or other codec listeners 
> listen for the same length of time as they did with CDs. I include both 
> salespeople and customers who are clearly users of codec-driven products.
> 
> I ask "how long can you listen to CDs with good quality earbuds." The 
> answer from everyone, so far, is some variation of "I can listen for 
> hours."  The second question is "how long can you listen to your MP3 
> player with good quality earbuds.?" The last response I got was "about 
> an hour. It hurts my ears." No discussion of codecs is involved.
> 
> I try and include ordinary people, not geeks who can tell you all the 
> technical details of a codec. In this case "MP3 player" includes any 
> device with a lossy codec, not just MP3. Since most people listen on 
> small portable devices, only those are included. Until recently, 
> satellite radio was an in car listening location, so I'm not including 
> it. I suspect I'll get the same result. I've already cancelled my 
> satellite subscriptions due to fatigue, especially Talk channel artifacts.
> 
> We won't know for a very long time if IBUZ suffers the same listener 
> fatigue. It concerns me because TSL directly affects AQH and sales. 
> There are nowhere near enough receivers to run scientific field tests to 
> see if there's any effect. Since proponents are predicting 5 years for 
> full implementation of IBUZ (2 years to sell 600 million receivers after 
> a 3 year design, development and marketing process for small devices). 
> The only BA retailer in my market has sold 3 receivers since they took 
> delivery 2 months ago. Again, they were sold to radio people not regular 
> consumers who can fill out ARB diaries.
> 
> The IBUZ revolution must be bypassing my market in favor of everywhere 
> else.
> 
> Rich
> 
> 
> 
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- Cornelius Gould
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