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Originally Posted by Lonman quoted someone else:
Hoster simply extracts these TWO files from the KMA file when launching a song. After the song completes the TWO files are deleted.
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Uhh.... How long has this person been on Planet Earth?
Usually, this is the kind of stuff that can be easily verified, however in this case, the person makes a very "viable sounding" case for the operation but doesn't explain enough to make it verifiable.
The person also doesn't differentiate whether the file in question was orginally ripped to a .kma format or simply an mp3+g that's been "converted" to run and be available in Hoster's database.
Computer "nerds" (and I mean this in a good way), have the tools to see what happens in memory and disc in real-time but when it comes right down to it, the final output quality is really determined by the rest of the components in the equation; soundcard, mixer, amp, eq and speakers. Anyone of which (if junk or just not set up properly) can severly muddle the final output.
A file ripped at the highest bitrate will still sound like crap through a lousy sound system and a low-bitrate file can sound just dandy through a good (and well-run) sound system.
Let's remember that at the end of the day, this is still "karaoke." It's not high fidelity and over 90% of the time the audience is under some influence of alcohol. As a host you may have invested a zillion dollars and have a truckload of equipment to rival a concert hall that you've poured your blood, sweat & tears (and HUGE amounts of moolah) into... to play to mostly tipsy group. THEY don't (or can't) hear what you hear.
So it doesn't matter of Hoster creates 2 or 200 files to play a song or really what bitrate it's at... if it sounds acceptable, who cares?