What audio brands are you not attracted to?

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MP3s and AAC took over the market because ...

I agree completely with your summary.

Give it time and you'll be able to download Stereo or MC recordings in higher resolution than SACD...

My understanding is that virtually all recordings today are captured at higher resolutions than Redbook CD, either SACD or 24/192 PCM. My brother just got fiber delivered to his house in Dallas. He gets 40 MB / sec download speed capability! Such bandwidth would make getting your favorite hi-rez album a quick task.

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