Why Neil Young Hates MP3 — And What You Can Do About It

Neil Young is right: Those songs on your iPhone do sound like crap, and it's time we demand better-sounding alternatives for our digital music. Here we explain exactly what's wrong with the MP3, and provide options for much higher-quality digital music formats.

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TECHNOLOGY: Why Neil Young Hates MP3 a€' and What You Can Do About It

Legendary artist Neil Young is right: Those songs on your iPhone do sound like crap, and it's time we demand better-sounding alternatives for our digital music. Speaking at the D: Dive Into Media conference Tuesday, the outspoken musician expressed his deep dissatisfaction with the MP3 format and called for an end-to-end reboot of the consumer digital audio ecosystem, from file formats to ...