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Well, I don't listen to my parents tapes...Oct 01 '01 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line NOPE! Until we stop obsessing over making everything bigger (or smaller) and better, there's no way anyone is going to be happy with CDs being the ultimate music delivery system.
And they don't listen to their parents' vinyl either. Okay, not entirely true, but pretty close. Once upon a time, the music format of choice was old 78 RPM records. Then came the 12-inch vinyl, which is making a remarkable comeback. Vinyl was then ditched for the highly portable analogue tape, which was then ditched for the far better sounding CD. Yes, history does repeat itself. Not only does each generation have a cute catch-name, but they also have their own music format of choice. So, unless some quirk of human nature prevents history from repeating itself once again, today's toddlers will likely have a whole new way of listening to music once they hit their teens. Will it be the ever-popular MP3 file format? Probably not. Let's face it, no matter how well you encode an MP3, it's just not the same as listening to the original audio CD. Or maybe I'm just too much of an audiophile. The newer Shorten (SHN) file format allows for higher quality, although the file size is also increased. However, these files seem most popular with concert bootleggers, and don't really offer too much of an advancement in technology for plain old song files. But who says the next big change in the way we crank our tunes will be in file format? The way I see it, the next big thing in audio will be DVD audio. Call me crazy (I've been called worse), but I am looking forward to the day when I pop my Dolby 7.1 headphones on, crank my audio DVD player and let the music completely surround me. We're practically verging on this breakthrough. Here's why: People are already twitching, anxiously awaiting the next revolution. We've made a few attempts, that have ultimately failed: the minidisc, MP3 players that for the most part hardly live up to the hype, Digital Audio Tape etc. And then there's the tell-tale sign: DVDs are too expensive for the general public right now. But they do have great potential for a new level of sound technology. So, it's just a matter of biting our nails, anxiously awaiting the day they are within the middle-class-income range and BOOM! We have our new revolution. And my guess is that we're not too far away either. DVD burners are starting to make an appearance on the market (thank you iMac). They have the storage capabilities of at least half a dozen CDs, and, oh yeah, did I forget to mention Dolby Surround? So will our kids listen to CDs? Maybe. But probably only just to laugh at "that weird 90's music." But don't toss them out when the revolution does come. Your grandchildren will be the coolest kids in school when they show up with an "old-school DiscMan."  |
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