[access-uk] Re: An Audio Question
- From: "Peter Logue" <castle2008@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:26:22 +0100
Hi Kevin,
If I get the chance I'll rip a CD in a lossless format. Flac if I can get it
or WMA otherwise. This does many times quadripple the size of the file, but as
you say, hard drives are cheap these days. I sometimes take a copy of a CD for
personal use from my local library and rip it as WMA or flac format, my windows
media player will play both WMA or flac. The quality is superb. But for my
little portable Iriver the 320 kbps files are just great, though the Iriver
does also play flac files.
Peter Logue
From beautiful Helensburgh on the firth of Clyde.
Skype Contact:
clydeview2008
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Lloyd
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:44 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: An Audio Question
Hi Roger.
I agree with the responses to your question that I've read from other listers
so far. Wishy washy substitute is not really giving MP3 encoded at good high
bit rates the credit it deserves.
Having said this though, it really is horses for courses. If you're planning
to play your music back through a good quality hi-fi then I'd definitely
recommend ripping in a lossless format. Even at high bit rates like 320kbps
there is a loss of high and low frequencies resulting in a sort of boxed in
sound with MP3. I think I'm right in quoting that CD's have an equivalent bit
rate of around 1300kbps so you can see what lossy formats like MP3 have to
chuck away to get down to that size. Ripping in a lossless format will usually
yield files between 900 and 1000kbps so there is a file size saving without
compromising any sound quality at all. You need to bear in mind that hard
drives are relatively cheap these days so why compromise your music collection
when you can have it all stored on a couple of hard drives, one for back up of
course.
MP3 is absolutely fine for listening through portable devices and the
computer. Generally you won't see the benefits of lossless formats on these
low end audio devices.
Regards.
Kevin
E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: roger.south
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 3:45 PM
Subject: [access-uk] An Audio Question
Hi All
As most of you may be aware I have a severe hearing problem but manage with
the help of modern technology. I have just come across a post on another list
where a member is being less than complimentary about MP3 audio tracks.
Describing them as "a wishy-washy substitute for sound quality"
Out of curiosity is the fall of in quality converting to MP3 that so very
noticeable or is he exaggerating?
Roger
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