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brandon11983 · 04-21-2005, 10:58 PM

According to your desires, I think the Apple Lossless format would be your best bet. Its a true lossless codec and is typically half the size of others.

I'm just going to throw in my two cents on the encoding bitrate question. I am a very finicky audiophile and I rip everything into 128k AAC's.
Reason 1: I only listen to compressed music on my iPod and computer, neither of which I consider a hifi component.
Reason 2. I can't tell the difference between 128k AAC's and other formats when I'm out in the world.

I took a CD I know by heart (Norah Jones - Come Away With Me), and ripped it into WAV, Apple Lossless, 256k MP3, 192k MP3, 192k AAC, and 128k AAC. I then went out into the world as I would use my iPod. Over the course of a week, I rode on the train, rode the bus around downtown, and rode by bike to work. I listened to my iPod on Grado SR-225's, Sennheiser HD-280 Pro's, and Sennheiser HD-595's. I couldn't tell a bit of difference. My advice, utilize all the space on your iPod you can, cuz higher bitrates aren't worth it. 128k AAC does the trick just fine. I'm sure I could reveal differences between them and lossless in my home stereo, but if I want lossless on my home stereo, I put the damn CD in.

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brandon11983 Stereophonic Location: Chitown!!	According to your desires, I think the Apple Lossless format would be your best bet. Its a true lossless codec and is typically half the size of others. I'm just going to throw in my two cents on the encoding bitrate question. I am a very finicky audiophile and I rip everything into 128k AAC's. Reason 1: I only listen to compressed music on my iPod and computer, neither of which I consider a hifi component. Reason 2. I can't tell the difference between 128k AAC's and other formats when I'm out in the world. I took a CD I know by heart (Norah Jones - Come Away With Me), and ripped it into WAV, Apple Lossless, 256k MP3, 192k MP3, 192k AAC, and 128k AAC. I then went out into the world as I would use my iPod. Over the course of a week, I rode on the train, rode the bus around downtown, and rode by bike to work. I listened to my iPod on Grado SR-225's, Sennheiser HD-280 Pro's, and Sennheiser HD-595's. I couldn't tell a bit of difference. My advice, utilize all the space on your iPod you can, cuz higher bitrates aren't worth it. 128k AAC does the trick just fine. I'm sure I could reveal differences between them and lossless in my home stereo, but if I want lossless on my home stereo, I put the damn CD in. __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history. Last edited by brandon11983; 04-21-2005 at 11:07 PM..