[CUBE] itunes 4-Where to now?

[Matthew Herrebout]

I spoke to an audio codec engineer yesterday, and he said AAC at 128kbps 
and higher is the best sounding codec today, bar none.

M


>AAC aka MP4 (or MPEG4 Audio) is significantly better, and smaller.
>Seriously 128kbps AAC is almost indiscernable from the original CD.
>Comparing a track just purchased against an older mp3 copy @ 160kbps and 
>the 128kbps AAC is noticeably clearer.
>
>Erik
>
>Also - lots depends on your speakers and audio setup.
>
>On Thursday, May 1, 2003, at 06:07 PM, Eagle wrote:
>
>>I can tell the difference.  MP3s (even at 160kbps) sound much worse than 
>>CDs.  I hope AAC is better.
>>
>>Eagle