[X4U] Which format for Music?

[Crandon David]

To me, any lossy encoder is very audible. But I've been an audiophile  
since I was about 8 yrs old. I have a difficult time listening to  
anything recorded as MP3 or AAC no matter what the settings (unless  
it's background music).

I believe the original poster wanted to know the highest fidelity way  
to record onto his iPod.

David


On Aug 14, 2005, at 3:23 AM, B. Kuestner wrote:

> Before digging into super-fidelity technical details ... did  
> anybody ever care to make a listening test if the audible  
> difference after using a lossy encoder is even perceivable to your  
> ears, and if so, is this difference relevant to you?
>
> I read about Airport Express here which uses (sorry to break the  
> bad news) sub-par audio circuitry. Now if the Airport Express is  
> good enough for you, then most likely AAC or MP3 (VBR) both at 160  
> kbit/s and encoded at "highest quality" should be more than plenty.
>
> Just a thought before you start filling up your hard drives for a  
> mostly psychological phenomenon.
>
> Note: I'm not implying that there is no perceivable difference and  
> that it isn't relevant for some. But AAC and MP3 are successful for  
> a good reason, because they really do a good job for a large  
> majority of the listening habits out there ... which should include  
> all AE users. (c:
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