[Bill]

Romeo Rondeau wrote:

And so many local cable TV services don't give a damn about sound
quality.
I won't even TALK about what the satellite TV guys do.

There have been times when I have seen my mix go out that distribution
amplifier into the cold outside world and been horrified when I heard
what came back....
--scott

Especially when they use those "stereo enhancer" thingys. Vocals get
lost pretty quick, along with kick and bass guitar.

I think it's the digital compression freaks trying to get 900 channels
on the cable and way over compressing both the video and the audio. When
I watch a show on television that has been digitized and the action
stuff almost always get pixelated and the sound comes out in blurts. So
much for digital making a 'better' experience. As long as greed rules
the broadcasters and they want to give you 900 channels it will ruin the
HDTV and audio experience both. Quality compression might give 200
channels but not 900. Marketing hype ruins a lot of good ideas.
Bill Baka