好文分享-Audio Quality VS. Audio Quantity: the conundrum of the music streaming era

作者是Chris O’Reilly, 英國線上唱片銷售商Presto Music 的CEO
文章連結

最後一段總結深得我心:
The best way to enjoy music is to find the right balance between quality and quantity.

Streaming platforms can prove to be effective music search engines, opening up new worlds to listeners by
introducing them to artists and genres that they would have never discovered without these services.

Once listeners have developed a taste for the music they’ve uncovered online, they would be better
placed to invest in a medium (whether it be vinyl, or even CDs and cassette tapes) that allows them to
appreciate these tracks and albums to the fullest quality that they deserve to be listened to.

Only then can listeners claim to have made that crucial rite of passage from being a casual consumer
to becoming a true music aficionado.

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或許大家沒時間看原文章, 本篇絕無意引戰甚麼串流vs實體喔

我覺得作者標題中的quantity, 強調的是串流的便利性, 選擇幾乎是沒有止境
quality的角度則比較注重在聆聽的體驗, 而非檔案的規格

Some listeners just take pleasure in the ritual of dusting off a record,
lining it up, putting the needle into place, before sitting back to take in the music.
It’s a meticulous listening process and a medium that encourages the consumption of a complete album.
When viewed through this lens, it becomes instantly more understandable how swiping across a screen and tapping on icons just doesn’t compare.