I only buy wavs. Not sure if i can really tell the difference but if i'm going to pay money for something i want the best. I can certainly hear the difference if i edit an mp3 and re-encode it as an mp3 again. Almost like cassette. m
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Tristan Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So I bought a bunch of stuff on mp3 recently, thinking, "oh it won't matter > if I play mp3 out". Then this debate went on and I half-persuaded myself it > matters. The one thing that I didn't see mentioned is that DJs often play > vinyl in various states of chewedness, and I bet some of that sounds worse > than mp3, but whatever - that debate has been and gone. > > Anyway... the point of my post was going to be that I decided I wanted .wav > files for the weekend, so I just downloaded the tracks that I planned on > playing. The thing is, I reckon I've still saved money paying for some of > the files twice versus buying everything as .wav the first time through. I > only need wav files for the tracks that I'm definitely going to play out, > which is a minority of what I buy. This also saves on storage. And if I ever > just want a .wav for some reason I can buy it, knowing that this strategy > pays for itself in the long run. > > Anyone else going about things in a similar (or better) way? I'm still new > to this digital shopping stuff. > > Tristan > ======= > http://www.phonopsia.co.uk > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >