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WHAT IS BROADBAND MUSIC ONLINE?
Broadband Music Online (BBMO) is a new concept you should consider if you are a music lover with a broadband Internet connection who prefers CD quality music to mp3 quality. BBMO offers rapid, inexpensive downloads of individual songs, or a full CD’s worth at prices lower than what you would pay at retail outlets for the same quality.CD vs MP3
Despite some claims to the contrary, mp3 music quality is not CD quality. Mp3 is excellent, and on ordinary stereo equipment, the difference from CD is not discernible. On high end equipment, however, the superiority of CD quality is noticeable. Listeners should consider choosing CD quality over mp3 quality if they plan to listen to music on high end systems - particularly for songs that they might want to keep over the long term. If your main interest is in hearing current hits a few times and then forgetting them, mp3 should suffice.WHY IS BROADBAND MUSIC ONLINE FOR BROADBAND USERS ONLY?
It’s not, but without a broadband connection, the time required for downloads of CD quality music is probably longer than you would care to wait. On the other hand, with broadband, you will be able to download individual songs from BBMO in a minute or less, and a full CD in 10-15 minutes.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DOWNLOADING A CD FROM BROADBAND MUSIC ONLINE?
First, the DISADVANTAGES. You get the music only, without the jewel case or CD insert, and without the physical CD itself. The ADVANTAGES are numerous. It is less expensive. There is no need to travel to a store, or to pay the shipping and handling charges for a CD shipped from an online vendor. It is immediate - you don’t have to wait for a shipped CD to arrive. You can purchase individual songs as well as an entire CD. All the songs can be sampled (via RealAudio) before you make any purchasing decision. And although you won’t get a printed CD insert, you can print out the information about the songs and artists provided on this website. Finally, although a CD is not shipped to you, you can create a custom CD yourself from any or all downloaded music if you have a CD writer. Alternatively, you may choose simply to play the music from your hard drive.
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