What do you all think about Neil Young's PONO?

cnh
cnh Posts: 13,284
edited February 2013 in Going Digital
I think there is a tread around here about Neil Young appearing on Letterman, but I can't seem to find it?

So here's a blurb about the appearance and the PONO device Neil has been promoting. Anyone, know more? Anybody heard it demoed? Opinions, plus/minus?

http://gizmodo.com/5947226/neil-young-unveils-his-new-pono-music-player

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited September 2012
    I think he is right, and glad he is trying to improve the process.


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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited September 2012
    Great idea. But i think its all gonna depend on economics to see if it has any staying power. Alot of questions still. How much for the player ? How much for the music in hi-rez ? Who's gonna remaster and/or transfer the older catalogs of music and at what cost ? If the record company's and ( sad to say ) Apple are gonna get on board ? Hopefully it works out because it truely is a great idea that should have been solved years ago. Thanks Neil !!!
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited September 2012
    I thought this was a very intriguing idea also.

    Btw, if u like Neil, there a great piece on him by David Carr (an interesting character himself) in the NewYorkTimes magazine -

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/magazine/neil-young-comes-clean.html?pagewanted=all
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    edited October 2012
    Neil is one committed (no pun intended) guy with the resources to hopefully get the job done. I too am glad he is trying to improve the process.
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  • steward15
    steward15 Posts: 1
    edited October 2012
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  • michaeljee
    michaeljee Posts: 1
    edited February 2013
    Nice surprise about this shorter form. Can you tell us what it is you are talking/writing about?
    Has any info. about this shorter form been posted before (and i just missed it)?
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited February 2013
    The question really is: will there be enough of a market for a new audio format to be successful? If you already have the vinyl, redook cd, and possibly HDTrack, are going to invest once again?

    Don't get me wrong, I want high resolution to succeed, but if Pono is to have a chance Neil Young is going to have to keep the price close to $15, otherwise it is going to be a struggle for the format to get any traction.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited February 2013
    Why are the two spammers, michaeljee and steward15, still here?
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