I tried not to post this deal, but I just couldn't Shake It Off. I hope it doesn't cause any Bad Blood with my Ozbargain brethren! I Wish You Would buy this album for your daughters, might help get you Out Of The Woods. I really have to keep these references Clean, because of my viewing audience, some of them have Style.
I could keep writing, but instead I'll just leave you all with a Blank Space!
$9.99 @ JB Hifi - Oops, ah well what's $0.01 between friends?!
CD? What is that?
Was just thinking the same, what is this? 1989 or semething?
CD's are like mp3's but better quality.
And you get a bonus booklet as well.
Depending where you get the mp3's you can get better quality and a pdf version of the booklet.
FLAC from a CD is not better quality, it's the same.
Given that mp3 is a lossy format, they will never be better than the CD.
Umm actually, that's not because "mp3 is a lossy format". It's because the maximum bitrate specified in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer III standard is 320 kbps versus 1.4112 Mbps for CD-DA.
It's because the maximum bitrate specified in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer III standard is 320 kbps versus 1.4112 Mbps for CD-DA.
Do you know what "lossy" means?
Yes, do you?
Apparently not:
"Lossy" means that some quality is lost by the data compression algorithm. But that in itself isn't why CDs are generally better quality than mp3s. CDs are generally better quality because their bitrate is more than 45 times that of the maximum bitrate for mp3s and their compression doesn't make up for it all the way.
A "lossy" audio format could have better sound quality than CDs by having a higher bitrate. One example is Dolby Digital Plus, a "lossy format" which has a maximum bitrate of 6.114 Mbps.
Technically lossless waveform audio is better than lossy compressed audio, but in reality people cannot tell the difference between higher bit rate lossy files (eg 256 kb MP3, 160 kb AAC or Ogg) and CD audio. If you look at the high frequency cutoff point in a program like Spek, you will see that high bitrate files only discard frequencies above 19 or 20 Khz, which you cannot hear anyway (but your pets probably would notice).
This bargain is kind of irrelevant anyway, since all the cool, pretensious kids refuse to listen to anything other than vinyl. Only oldies (over 40s) purchase CDs in 2015. Still, I hate to break it to the pot smoking hipsters, but 'digital is better'.
"Lossy" means that some quality is lost… "lossy" audio format could have better sound quality
This is confusing to me. If CD-DA is lossless, and DD+ is lossy - surely this would mean, by definition, that the DD+ format is of lesser "quality" regardless of bitrate? Given that "lossy" means to lose quality in compression? Does that drastically high max bitrate of DD+ simply account for its up to 15 channels?
This is confusing to me. If CD-DA is lossless, and DD+ is lossy - surely this would mean, by definition, that the DD+ format is of lesser "quality" regardless of bitrate?
No, the "loss" is of quality relative to the source [by the compression algorithm], not relative to CDs (that would be ludicrously arbitrary). You can call CDs "lossless" if you like but they aren't even compressed. The bitrate indicates the encoded data rate not the resultant sound quality. Consider two tracks having the same bitrate but with one compressed and one uncompressed, the compressed track will result in better sound quality whether the compression is lossy or lossless.
A "lossy" audio format could have better sound quality than CDs by having a higher bitrate…
So higher bitrate, higher quality - regardless of lossiness. Ok.
Consider two tracks having the same bitrate but with one compressed and one uncompressed, the compressed track will result in better sound quality
Same bitrate, different quality, depending on compression?
I don't understand how these two statements compute.
I'm not having a go, I'm seriously struggling to find information through my Google searches. I have no problem with being wrong - I just want to know why :)
Perhaps you should research data compression. Lossless compression takes an audio track and encodes it at a lower bitrate without loss of quality. Lossy compression does the same but sacrifices some amount of quality in the process. The degree to which the bitrate can be reduced and the quality loss if any depends on the compression algorithm.
As an example, consider that:
I play the piano in a studio and record a stereo track with a bit depth of 32 and a sample rate of 192 kHz. Call that track "Master", it has a bitrate of 12.228 Mbps.
I downsample the Master track to a bit depth of 16 and a sample rate of 44.1 kHz for CDs. Call that track "CD-DA", it has a bitrate of 1.4112 Mbps.
I downsample the Master track to a bit depth of 16 and a sample rate of 96 kHz. Call that track "Scrooge Digital Audio/S-DA", it has a bitrate of 3.072 Mbps.
I encode the S-DA track using a hypothetical lossless compression algorithm which has a compression ratio of 2 to 1. Call that track "Scrooge Lossless Audio Codec/SLAC", it has a bitrate of 1.536 Mbps.
I encode the S-DA track using a hypothetical lossy compression algorithm which has a compression ratio of 4 to 1 and for arguments sake assume that it loses 10 % of its quality by some hypothetical measure which equates to a change in bitrate. Call that track "Scrooge Phonic Experts Group - 2 Audio Layer III/SP3", it has a bitrate of 768 kbps.
So ranking the tracks by quality:
Live performance > Master > S-DA = SLAC > SP3 > CD-DA
SLAC is equal in quality to S-DA but at half the bitrate due to lossless compression. SP3 is superior in quality to CD-DA despite having a lower bitrate due to lossy compression, since its source track S-DA had more than twice the bitrate of CD-DA and the hypothetical quality loss of compression amounts to only 10 %.
Cross Dresser, a shy friend told me once.
All the non-official videos are pitch shifted to avoid copyright infringement, which I find completely terrible.
CD? What is that?
A certificate of deposit purchased for Taylor Swift in 1989?
A CD which is $10? Is it heavily discounted because it was issued by a Hellenic financial institution something? Could be hell of a bargain! Might be able to buy thousands of Taylor Swift music discs with that.
A 26 year old cd for $10 doesn't seem like a bargain…. I'll show myself out
bye!
+1 for the description
I know you gave everything you had to this post, but I changed my mind. Yeah, we both cried.
All You Had To Do Was Stay
I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In!!
Just shake it off…. shake it off. SHAKE IT OFF. SHAKE IT OFF….. SHAKE. IT. OFF>……>>>!!! Sorry, went a little cray-cray
Wrong album, sorry :(
Judging by the stilted language of these comments, I have deduced that they are composed of pop music quotations and am quite content with my ignorance of their entirety. ^^
Never in My Wildest Dreams!
Hello, it's me.
Wait. Am I doing it right?
Is it me you're looking for ?
I can see it in your eyes, I can see it in your smile.
Anyone else having visions of Lionel Richie sitting in a fridge playing a piano and singing.
I love Taylor Swift !!
aaahhh Fiddie, we never knew!
It's your touchie new age side, right?
I have now….
i am thinking about buying a mini-disc player is that old school enough?
I'll just hold out for the JJJ hottest 100, it'll be full of her besties
Is this a joke?
Oh dear, if you have to ask….<sigh>
best description
i want this album on vinyl though.
I can supply it on a hipsterlicious cassette. Way more hipster than vinyl.
Funny description but Taylor swift is way, way overrated. Seriously sick of hearing her crap in every store.
Yeah, I'm old and angry at the world too. We should hang out.
im 25 and i like her.
shes sexy looking
I can't tell if you are legit or trolling. If the latter, then hat tip to you sir.
I'm 24 and Chthonic makes me worried about what happens to people when they turn 25.
Seriously though, other than her being hot, is her music anygood?
Funny description but Taylor swift is way, way overrated. Seriously sick of hearing her crap in every store.
Well, haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate hate
.. and she's gonna shake it off all the way to the bank.
Somebodies Jelly!
I don't know about you
But I'm feeling 22
Ha. The perfect secret santa gift for your most hated loved work colleagues, family etc.
This is excellent! Perfect price for Kris Kringle for my beloved work colleagues
Um, I believe dirtyboots said th….
nevermind
Personally Welcome to New York was the reason I bought this album day one…
Taylor Swift '1989' CD - $10
That's $11 too much…
More of a Katy Perry fan jv?
Careful, you're gonna hear him roar.
Are you ready for a perfect storm?
JV you're a fiiiiiirewoorrrk!
Somebody clearly cant count
I'm never ever ever going to buy another TS album in my wildest dreams.
What would you be doing in your wildest dream instead of her album
Shake It Off
never ever ever going to buy another TS album
don't think any TA album is coming out in near future.
Haha… you bought one…
pretty damn good album
Has she stopped singing about her ex’s yet?
Wait until the next album. Her songs will all be about how much she hates Adele.
Who's Taylor Swift?
country singer. because you know how popular country music is.
Are you joking ?
Too many cool kids
Best comment in this thread.
sounds like a courier company??
same price in Target. In fact I noticed yesterday Target have a few new release CD`s for $10 or less….I picked up Angus $ Julia Stone, Of monsters and men, Missy Higgins, Ed Sheeran and the new U2 yesterday
pretty expensive drink coaster,,,shirley no one here would actually listen to that crap
surely?
And dont call me Shirley.
I wouldn't know anything about it
Soz but Carly Rae Jepsen> TaySway.
Wears flame suit
Nice try Justin.
YOu can't be legit….
Im not gonna say >, but definitely an = to at least. EMOTION's a hell of an album.
!!!!! Never thought I'd see this comment in ozbargain!!! Emotion is so good, too bad no one cares :(
So, let me get this straight: you had the place all to yourself for 40 hours. No wife. No kids. And all you did, was stay home, comment on ozb, eat watermelons and watch the Big Bang Theory. Now, that's what I call a wild night!:P
I also did some ironing :$ I was so bored. Was almost tempted to start a new post on a burning, hot topic. If you've read your PMs, you'll know what I'm referring to. If you haven't read your PMs, go read them now!
Thankfully, I've thought better of it and did some ironing instead. Also cleaned the fridge, while looking for leftover cheesecake.
I feel ya bro. I get bored too when there are no deals on enyloops.
Don't get why people bother wasting their time posting attention seeking deals like this one. +1 for Taylor tho.
Tay Tay!!