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06-13-2004, 12:44 PM
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| Re: Ride with music or not? Roger Zoul <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote: > :: part of what kept them from becoming popular (ironically enuf) was > :: the sound quality .. they use a lossy compression. the reason > :: that's ironic is that they were completely annihiliated in the > :: marketplace by mp3 players. ha ha ha. > > Not all lossy compression is created equal.... well, that's true. and the lossy compression used on minidisc players is in general *BETTER* than what's used on mp3 players (mp3s compress smaller for a given compression ratio, but atracs sound better). that's kind of moot anyway because early minidiscs were 4:1 and most mp3s are on the order of 8:1 or 10:1 which clearly sound worse. > My iPod has a 30 GB HD in it and can last for at least 6 hours (I've never > listened to it that long and would never take it on a bike ride). i have the same ipod, btw. pretty hard to charge that in the tent, tho. well, unless you have a generator. which was my point .. battery powered is nice while touring. -- david reuteler [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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06-13-2004, 01:20 PM
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| Re: Ride with music or not? On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:50:18 +0000, R15757 wrote: > Double standard if ever there was one. not really, you'd have to have your stereo in the car at a pretty painful volume to equal the immersion effect caused by headphones. Around here, cops pull over such cars...  |
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06-13-2004, 01:20 PM
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| Re: Ride with music or not? On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:50:18 +0000, R15757 wrote: > Double standard if ever there was one. not really, you'd have to have your stereo in the car at a pretty painful volume to equal the immersion effect caused by headphones. Around here, cops pull over such cars... |
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06-13-2004, 01:20 PM
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| Re: Ride with music or not? On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:50:18 +0000, R15757 wrote: > Double standard if ever there was one. not really, you'd have to have your stereo in the car at a pretty painful volume to equal the immersion effect caused by headphones. Around here, cops pull over such cars... |
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06-13-2004, 01:20 PM
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| Re: Ride with music or not? On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:50:18 +0000, R15757 wrote: > Double standard if ever there was one. not really, you'd have to have your stereo in the car at a pretty painful volume to equal the immersion effect caused by headphones. Around here, cops pull over such cars... |
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06-13-2004, 01:20 PM
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| Re: Ride with music or not? On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:50:18 +0000, R15757 wrote: > Double standard if ever there was one. not really, you'd have to have your stereo in the car at a pretty painful volume to equal the immersion effect caused by headphones. Around here, cops pull over such cars... |
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06-13-2004, 01:35 PM
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| Re: Ride with music or not? In rec.bicycles.misc, Blue Gator ha avuto il coraggio di scrivere: > I'm thinking about getting a mp3 player to listen to on long rides. Good > Idea or Bad Idea? i hate who listens music while driving, also a bike... if you go in a park, ok, but in other cases is a terrible thing... bye bye -- Alex88(16,RM,60±,70±,Full-Suspended munito, Biker) [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] - rimuovi NOSPAMM [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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06-13-2004, 01:35 PM
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| Re: Ride with music or not? In rec.bicycles.misc, Blue Gator ha avuto il coraggio di scrivere: > I'm thinking about getting a mp3 player to listen to on long rides. Good > Idea or Bad Idea? i hate who listens music while driving, also a bike... if you go in a park, ok, but in other cases is a terrible thing... bye bye -- Alex88(16,RM,60±,70±,Full-Suspended munito, Biker) [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] - rimuovi NOSPAMM [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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06-13-2004, 01:35 PM
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| Re: Ride with music or not? In rec.bicycles.misc, Blue Gator ha avuto il coraggio di scrivere: > I'm thinking about getting a mp3 player to listen to on long rides. Good > Idea or Bad Idea? i hate who listens music while driving, also a bike... if you go in a park, ok, but in other cases is a terrible thing... bye bye -- Alex88(16,RM,60±,70±,Full-Suspended munito, Biker) [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] - rimuovi NOSPAMM [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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06-13-2004, 01:35 PM
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| Re: Ride with music or not? In rec.bicycles.misc, Blue Gator ha avuto il coraggio di scrivere: > I'm thinking about getting a mp3 player to listen to on long rides. Good > Idea or Bad Idea? i hate who listens music while driving, also a bike... if you go in a park, ok, but in other cases is a terrible thing... bye bye -- Alex88(16,RM,60±,70±,Full-Suspended munito, Biker) [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] - rimuovi NOSPAMM [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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