Supplicationjam:

Unfortunately, the arguement about mp3 vs. flac is really comparing apples to oranges. The audio fans will not compromise and grab the loss in fidelity and the mp3 fans aren't in it for the fidelity, they just want to hear the tunes. I speak from experience, most lossless fans will not buy the mp3's or even listen to them. You need to get with the program and make FLAC files available for download or you'll limit what you'll make in profit. A large portion of the fans here, myself included, are tapers and/or long time traders and are willing to pay for the audio on those reels, not a stepped on variation. As for AugustWest, I don't care how old the reels are, I don't want it furthur degraded by eliminating any of the frequencies that actually do exist. FWIW, I prefer the warmth of an old reel master anyway and a lot of folks probably agree with me. You ever listen to any of the '77 Betty's? It doesn't get much better than that. BTW, isn't this supposed to be a forum to answer questions we have? Can we get some answers from someone who matters? Will there be FLAC downloads at some point or should the fidelity conscious folks just give up? Thanks!!!