It certainly is an interesting technical question. Actually the stereo vs
mono argument has been a longtime favourite of audio people for a long
time. But the web makes it a political choice as well - I think.

Despite the fact that both channels are squeezed in one file (and also that
the compression algorhythm probably considers only the differences of the
channels and subtracts some more), stereo is still more bandwidth expensive
than mono (and it will always be, no matter what, as long as one kilo is
more that a gram, one km is more than one meter, and so on).

Now Imagine a CD that costs 20 euro in stereo and, say 12 euro in mono.
This is how it works. A stereo broadcast will always have less potential
listeners than a mono one (as long as we use this type of technology).

This is why I favour mono.

Sergio Messina


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