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RE: iTunes Questions... - 9/18/2008 9:57:58 PM

BillBaileyBFAFan

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Oh yeah....be sure to change the 'Setting' option to custom and select the highest bitrate possible (320).

I have heard that this is bogus. I have been told that CD quality is like 128 and that anything over that is just overkill, since it's above the source quality. How true this is, I dont know. I have just been told that all it does it makes the file bigger with no quality enhancement.

You heard wrong...it makes a lot of difference.

Ok, fair enough. That's why i said, I wasn't sure how true it was.
I would think that matching the bitrate that Cd's are produced at would be optimum. Do you have any idea what bitrate CD's are produced at??
Common sense would tell me that if you select a bitrate higher than the source, then that WOULD be overkill.

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RE: iTunes Questions... - 9/18/2008 10:09:04 PM

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Oh yeah....be sure to change the 'Setting' option to custom and select the highest bitrate possible (320).

I have heard that this is bogus. I have been told that CD quality is like 128 and that anything over that is just overkill, since it's above the source quality. How true this is, I dont know. I have just been told that all it does it makes the file bigger with no quality enhancement.

You heard wrong...it makes a lot of difference.

Can you please elaborate, Adam?

Can you tell the difference on a car CD player or does it require a good set of headphones to hear the differences?

Where do you notice the enhanced quality? Highs? Lows?

Thanks for your help.

John

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RE: iTunes Questions... - 9/18/2008 10:49:16 PM

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The biggest difference I notice in bitrates is in the volume levels on the songs. I can't really tell any difference in the car, but in my office it makes a big difference. Where I work, I'm in a secluded office so I can really crank up the volume. Most of the older CDs that I ripped 3-4 years ago are noticeable lower quality than when I started importing at the higher bitrate. Most of these older tracks sound good enough, but they can sound a little muddy at both ends. The higher bitrates seem to have better clarity, especially at higher volumes (or maybe my mind...er, ears, is playing tricks on my

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