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Bluetooth Audio vs. Wires

Posted June 02, 2012 12:06 PM

From CNET News:

Bluetooth audio components cost more than wired equivalents and sound worse. So why is Bluetooth so popular?

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06/02/2012 2:37 PM

Because not everyone is kinky about kinky wires all over the place.

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06/02/2012 6:08 PM

Also many people cannot or can no longer hear the quality difference. Particularly those people playing a well compressed MP3 file on a cell phone.

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06/03/2012 5:30 PM

Yeah.

I was kinda thinking, what difference does it make since chances are they're using an ipod and playing music that is compressed so much it sounds like a buzzsaw. A good chance too that the 'singer' is using autotune. Might as well just pour battery acid into your ears.

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06/03/2012 5:12 PM

And then there's the "Just gotta have the latest" mentality - besides, mom and pop probably pay for it anyway so what's the problem??

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