> On Sunday, June 8, 2003, at 04:33 pm, Tivo wrote: > >> Which kbps setting is best for input to iTunes of OTC jazz CDs? >> >> I know very little about this, but was recently fiddling with the >> possibilities and saw the above choices. > > While all replies about how hard to answer this question are, the > simple answer, which i think is all you were looking for is, that AAC @ > 128 kbps is a very good rate for the average listener, and better than > mp3 @ 128kbps. > > I believe that apple says that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is equivalent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > i hope that helps. I used to encode my mp3's at 160kbps, and I was > pretty happy with that, and I have been pleased with AAC at 128kbps. I > think the best thing you could do would be trial and error though. > > Cheers, > matt > Thanks. It was, and is, set at 160kbps, but I noticed the possible settings and wondered... I haven't been unhappy with iTunes playing or the burning results, but there's always room for improvement.
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