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Originally Posted by Billi
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I've been reading about this player for a while and it looks interesting, although the player I've seen reminds me of the SlotMusic player. As far as the format goes, it seems like it will be similar to the maximum sound quality (192khz/24bit) that FLAC is capable of.
At one point I remember hearing that the format would allow a separate audio track for each instrument and each vocal and the mix would be created in the player itself. Based on what I read in the article, it seems that this won't actually be the case.
As far as whether this player/format will succeed, at this point I don't think that we can tell. The elcasette (shown in the second video in my original post) appears to be a great format but it didn't get much traction in the marketplace. It could be the same with the Pono player and audio format. It could also end up being a niche player for audiophiles.
One thing that could work against the player is the "good enough" factor. For many people what they have right now (CD, LP, lossy format audio file) is good enough, or they don't want to re-buy their music once again. Another thing that would work against it is if the music industry makes a strong effort to improve the sound quality of CD (such as ending the Loudness War) and of downloaded music (such as moving to lossless encoding).