[iTunes] Re: Batch Converting MP3 to AAC

[Ted Goranson]

At 2:39 PM -0700, 5/29/03, Ron Skinner wrote concerning [iTunes] Re: 
Batch Converting MP3 to AAC:
>I recently did a test conversion of 256 kbps MP3 to 160 kbps AAC files. I
>could hear absolutely no difference between the two, even with very high
>quality headphones.
>
>I agree with Kunga that it's best to re-rip from your CDs, but if you have a
>large number of high bit rate tracks, it's practically effortless to batch
>convert them. The savings is really worthwhile, and it will make a 10 gigger
>seem like a 15 gig iPod.

How about going the other way. I am ripping CDs at ACC 320 k because 
I have lots of room on my desktop drive. If I later batch convert 
them down to say 160 (for a future iPod) will the quality be much 
lower than if I had ripped them at 160?

Best, Ted
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Ted Goranson
Advanced Enterprise Research Office