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music box Dulcet Downloads Tired of crummy MP3 sound? A new device will make your digital music truly sing. By Fred Kaplan Posted Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at 10:03 AM ET A revolution is happening in the world of hi-fi--one that, contrary to the other audio upheavals of the last 30 years, combines technological innovation and better sound quality. In the 1980s, the warm, dynamic sound of vinyl LPs was displaced by the cold, compressed compact disc. Then, in the '90s, just when CDs and CD players were finally starting to sound lifelike, along came MP3 and iTunes, which, for all their miraculous portability, didn't even pretend to sound good. To continue reading, click here. Fred Kaplan, Slate's "War Stories" columnist, also reviews high-end audio equipment for Stereophile and writes a jazz blog on the magazine's Web site. His latest book, 1959: The Year Everything Changed, is in paperback. He can be reached at war_stories@hotmail.com. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE \| READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Will Japan Be the Next Major World Economy To Tank? Sofia Coppola's Somewhere: More Vague, Luxurious Limbo The Beauty and Majesty of the World's Greatest Soccer Team: Barcelona	Advertisement
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music box Dulcet Downloads Tired of crummy MP3 sound? A new device will make your digital music truly sing. By Fred Kaplan Posted Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, at 10:03 AM ET A revolution is happening in the world of hi-fi--one that, contrary to the other audio upheavals of the last 30 years, combines technological innovation and better sound quality. In the 1980s, the warm, dynamic sound of vinyl LPs was displaced by the cold, compressed compact disc. Then, in the '90s, just when CDs and CD players were finally starting to sound lifelike, along came MP3 and iTunes, which, for all their miraculous portability, didn't even pretend to sound good. To continue reading, click here. Fred Kaplan, Slate's "War Stories" columnist, also reviews high-end audio equipment for Stereophile and writes a jazz blog on the magazine's Web site. His latest book, 1959: The Year Everything Changed, is in paperback. He can be reached at war_stories@hotmail.com. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE \| READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Will Japan Be the Next Major World Economy To Tank? Sofia Coppola's Somewhere: More Vague, Luxurious Limbo The Beauty and Majesty of the World's Greatest Soccer Team: Barcelona	Advertisement
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