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there are various exponential growth patterns in technology these days: compute, bandwidth, storage, display resolution… but not audio sampling rate.
we’re talking ten teraflops in game consoles, 10 gigabit wireless access points, 4 terabytes on a 22x80mm pcb, 7680x4320x30bpp screens… why don’t we have our podcasts streamed to us in 384kHz 64-bit surround sound?