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raymonda:
Pono is no longer. After 1.5 years it dies an uneventful death.

capnhook:
We love ya Neil. but don't try to sell us snake oil again, m'kay??

 :bigsmile:

nickgregory:
I am one who doesn't think his efforts were unsuccessful.  The fact that there is more hi Res music out there now than before is a testament to what he has been able to help contribute to.  Now to be honest, I still think vinyl sounds better on my system...but 24/44-192 through my DAC sounds pretty damn close to vinyl.

Nice to have that option...

Fried Chicken Boy:

--- Quote from: raymonda on May 02, 2017, 11:52:47 PM ---Pono is no longer. After 1.5 years it dies an uneventful death.

--- End quote ---

I think Pono was done as of last July.  From what I've read, they made an announcement of a "temporary" shutdown of their music store last summer > https://www.ponomusic.com/ccrz__CCPage?oId=a201500000GOZTJAA5&pageKey=product&type=Update < and, as of today, the store is still shuttered. > https://www.ponomusic.com/
You can still buy a T-shirt or a player though. :yahoo:

Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B):
I'm not sure if Pono was responsible for some downloads I get with a vinyl purchase being 24bit, but if it was, I thank them.

I buy a lot of records from Merge Records and they usually include a 24bit FLAC option with new records (and new re-issues). Because of this I'm more likely to spend my "record budget" with them.

Hopefully more labels realize that some people (especially people that buy from indie labels) want the best quality they can get for their money. On top of that, most real music fans know how to get these files from other sources.

When a record I buy doesn't come with a FLAC option (MP3 only), I'm forced to take action and "aquire" the FLAC files from "alternative sources."

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