Well, in a store and in a certain Cafe we all know and love.

Music is now software. All the problems and the advantages of distributing software have now been inherited by music. Only one significant difference - even MP3 files are much much larger than most software packages. I've been unable to successfully download an entire MP3 song file at home even with my 56Kbps V90 modem - I always get an error (perhaps poor quality phone lines?). I can get them on my office PC in two or three minutes each. Also I've been disappointed in the sound quality I get from the MP3, particularly on vocal tracks. I don't know if it is due to a slow processor (90 MHz Pentium) or my sound card - some enlightenment would be appreciated. I'm certain it's not my speakers (they sound great when a CD is played through them) and fairly certain it's not MP3 itself - if it was, the format couldn't possibly be the success that it seems to be.

Jon W.