Re: the worth of bit rates:
Completely agree with John here. Playing music through a good hifi system will reveal lossless format's superiority over mp3 without a doubt. It's easy to think there's no difference playing music on a computer through cheap speakers but you may regret compromising the quality of your collection in the future if you hook up to a good hifi system. MP3 is definitely more boxed in and is missing those high and low frequencies as well as a little midband detail that are obviously stripped away to make the file size smaller. MP3 is great for portable players with limited disc space but that's about all. Kevin E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:29 AM Subject: Re: the worth of bit rates: High Albert, My speaker system was home built by me. I am also using a pare of tube amps that I built from s5 electronic kits. Ripping the same track in MP3 verses Wma lossless sounds a little different. But then again, tubes lets the sound come through as is. MP3's sounds a little watered down while the WMA lossless sounds just like a true audio CD. Hope this helps. John. - Original Message - From: albert griffith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:34 PM Subject: the worth of bit rates: I know this is a rather subjective question but I'm just looking for some input here. I've been ripping my disks to the WMA lossless format. However, to make a file easier to send, I ripped the same disk to mp3256kpbs and it was a fifth the size of the track ripped to lossless. Now, I didn't hear a difference but the reason might be because I'm playing the tracks through only fair speakers, about $100 for the pair with a small sub woofer. My question is; do those of you with better sound systems notice a real difference in the quality of these formats?thanks for your input. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1128 - Release Date: 11/13/2007 11:09 AM Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
the worth of bit rates:
I know this is a rather subjective question but I'm just looking for some input here. I've been ripping my disks to the WMA lossless format. However, to make a file easier to send, I ripped the same disk to mp3256kpbs and it was a fifth the size of the track ripped to lossless. Now, I didn't hear a difference but the reason might be because I'm playing the tracks through only fair speakers, about $100 for the pair with a small sub woofer. My question is; do those of you with better sound systems notice a real difference in the quality of these formats?thanks for your input. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: the worth of bit rates:
Albert, How old are you? Older people ten to have a diminished ability to hear certain frequencies than younger people. Also, bit rate alone can't simply be compared, according to the folks at HydrogenAudio. The developers of the Lame MP3 encoder report that accuracy of the ripped track, variability of the bit rate and the ability to distribute sounds throughout the stereo field all have an impact on the sound quality and file size. The Lame presets are the results from exhaustive listener tests on highly trained ears from several continents. Kelly - Original Message - From: albert griffith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:34 PM Subject: the worth of bit rates: I know this is a rather subjective question but I'm just looking for some input here. I've been ripping my disks to the WMA lossless format. However, to make a file easier to send, I ripped the same disk to mp3256kpbs and it was a fifth the size of the track ripped to lossless. Now, I didn't hear a difference but the reason might be because I'm playing the tracks through only fair speakers, about $100 for the pair with a small sub woofer. My question is; do those of you with better sound systems notice a real difference in the quality of these formats?thanks for your input. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: the worth of bit rates:
High Albert, My speaker system was home built by me. I am also using a pare of tube amps that I built from s5 electronic kits. Ripping the same track in MP3 verses Wma lossless sounds a little different. But then again, tubes lets the sound come through as is. MP3's sounds a little watered down while the WMA lossless sounds just like a true audio CD. Hope this helps. John. - Original Message - From: albert griffith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:34 PM Subject: the worth of bit rates: I know this is a rather subjective question but I'm just looking for some input here. I've been ripping my disks to the WMA lossless format. However, to make a file easier to send, I ripped the same disk to mp3256kpbs and it was a fifth the size of the track ripped to lossless. Now, I didn't hear a difference but the reason might be because I'm playing the tracks through only fair speakers, about $100 for the pair with a small sub woofer. My question is; do those of you with better sound systems notice a real difference in the quality of these formats?thanks for your input. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1128 - Release Date: 11/13/2007 11:09 AM Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
