Classical Convert

Amazon’s new high-quality MP3 download service looks great for classical

Lo and behold, etc. Just about a day post my last foray into the ever tense classical-MP3 world, Amazon announces that their DRM-free, high quality music downoad service is open for public use.

And it looks pretty fantastic, actually.

There are tonnes of classical albums available (DG, Naxos, EMI, etc. are all there), and everything is encoded in super high-quality 256Kbps, variable bitrate MP3, so you can use it on any Mp3 Player, without any kind of copying restrictions. Prices are typically a little cheaper than for a regular CD.

Hooray!

The one thorn in my side is that you need to download a tiny application to get the whole album, and not just individual tracks. Unfortunately, they don’t yet have a Linux version, so I’ll just have to download stuff at work for now, although apparently they are working on it.