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SXSW: Live Streaming Is Fully 'A Thing,' HD Audio Isn't

The same can’t be said of high-definition audio -- it isn’t yet "a thing." But can it become a thing? Two years after Neil Young unveiled his hi-def iPod, the Pono, on the keynote stage of Austin's Convention Center, executives -- Allen Weiner of Parks Associates, Julien Simon from Deezer, Sonos product manager Kristen Bender, Warner Music digital strategist Oana Cornis-Pop and Vince Bannon of Getty Images -- discussed the topic during a the “High Definition Audio: FLAC or Fluke?” panel.

From the article "SXSW: Live Streaming Is Fully 'A Thing,' HD Audio Isn't" by  Glenn Peoples.

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