[X4U] Which format for Music?

[Jim Warthman]

David,
The key thing here is *lossless*. MP3 encoders are not lossless, but ALE is.

For instance, a .zip file is compressed, but no information is lost!

Compression is not synonymous with lost information.

Enjoy!

-- Jim


On 2005-08-13 9:51 PM, "Crandon David" <tabdave at comcast.net> wrote:

> If I'm not mistaken, Apples Lossless Encoder still compresses
> somewhat, therefore, I  believe the AIFF encoder, which is analogous
> to the way CD's are recorded themselves, is the choice you want.
> 
> David
> 
> 
> On Aug 13, 2005, at 2:04 PM, Thomas Bulat wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> I plan on loading a number of my CDs into iTunes, and I noticed that
>> Apple gives you the choice of the following encodings:
>> AAC Encoder
>> AIFF Encoder
>> Apple Lossless Encoder
>> MP3 Encoder
>> WAV Encoder
>> 
>> I want the highest fidelity lossless encoder for the music.
>> 
>> Which one should I use?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance, and so long for now, TOM
>> 
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