[iTunes] Re: MP3 vs AAC

[Timothy Pitts]

On 5/5/03 7:58 PM, "Timothy Pitts" <tpitts at mac.com> wrote:

> On 5/5/03 9:26 AM, "Richard Nagle" <cms01 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have compare, AAC @128 vs MP3 @256
>> MP3 wins, in sound quality,
>> as for the drive issues, get a bigger drive.
>> just installed a 120 GB drive.
>> 
> 
> 
> MP3 wins there, but not when comparing AAC @ 128kbps to MP3 @ 160kbps. I
> assume that AAC @ 192 kbps sounds just as good or better than MP3 @ 256kbps.
> Every head to head comparison using the same sampling rate that I've seen
> has AAC winning and within 30-60kbps, there isn't a discernable difference.
> What you compared is almost 2x the sampling rate. I would hope that it
> sounds better. If you like to keep your files at such a good sampling then I
> would recommend using 192 kbps for encoding your CD's into iTunes. Of course
> if you buy from the Apple Music Store you only get 128kbps songs.
> 

Meaning 192kbps AAC for encoding anything new.


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Timothy Pitts
tpitts at mac.com