[X4U] Rip It Up - iTunes Import Settings Survey

[Kirk McElhearn]

On May 13, 2005, at 8:29 AM, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:

>>> Originally I used MP3 at 128, since I had a 6GB HD. After  
>>> bumping  that up to
>>> 40GB, I changed to MP3 at 160, which was the standard Apple used to
>>> approximate how many songs would fit on an iPod.
>>>
>>
>> Nope. Apple's calculations are based on a 4-minute song, encoded at
>> 128 kbps. (The format doesn't matter.)
>>
>
> Sorry, my mistake. When they set the iTMS at 128kbps AAC, they  
> noted that it
> had the sound quality of 160kbps MP3. That's why I switched my  
> encoding
> method: same sound quality at lower file size. Instead of 2,000  
> tracks on my
> 10GB iPod, I was getting 2100-2200.

Right. And it's true that AAC files do sound better. This said, I  
find 128 a bit low; I use AAC 160, which I find to be a good  
compromise between sound and quality.


Kirk

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