Is it even worth buying mp3s?
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Is it even worth buying mp3s?
Or should I start getting WAV/AIFF whatever, I don't see why some shops charge more for the higher bit rate, will 320 be obsolete soon? I can't tell the difference, and with the way things are going, USBs are going to be able to hold bare terabytes so the size of WAVs isn't really en excuse to not buy them.
320s sound find when played out IMO, agree?
Reckon there will be a higher bit rate format out ever? Is there any point?
320s sound find when played out IMO, agree?
Reckon there will be a higher bit rate format out ever? Is there any point?
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Re: Is it even worth buying mp3s?
The size in relation to cpu space & download speed keeps me getting mp3s but w unlimited space i would prob get wavs
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Re: Is it even worth buying mp3s?
FLACs are a good compromise, as they are smaller than WAVS but lossless and tagged.
Not all sites sell em though.
edit: i reckon 320's sound alright on a system, but i bet someone will argue with that
Not all sites sell em though.
edit: i reckon 320's sound alright on a system, but i bet someone will argue with that
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What's the deal with Flac, seems like a no brainer. Smaller than waves, but lossless... But I've got some block with Flac, like some creeping suspicion that there is something wrong, some catch.syrup wrote:FLACs are a good compromise, as they are smaller than WAVS but lossless and tagged.
Fucking Flacs, can't trust 'em, I say.
Re: Is it even worth buying mp3s?
you can transcode wav > flac > wav and then use a checksum to compare the two wavs, they'll be 100% identical.
Re: Is it even worth buying mp3s?
Wav is uncompressed lossless, flac is compressed lossless essentially
taters on that as we jack it
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That is what you'd say if you were trying to FUCK someone.Phigure wrote:you can transcode wav > flac > wav and then use a checksum to compare the two wavs, they'll be 100% identical.
Where is the catch?
Re: Is it even worth buying mp3s?
you really cant tell the difference imo. and all of my lecturers say the same
im sure wolf can hear the difference tho
im sure wolf can hear the difference tho
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The volume level used in the design of the codec as a basis for mp3's supposed lack of perceivable loss is pretty quiet though I read. Could possibly explain why people say they sound worse played out on a system. I dunno. Will have to find what I read again.
Also FLAC is lossless the same way you can put shit in and out a zip folder basically.
Also FLAC is lossless the same way you can put shit in and out a zip folder basically.
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Maybe it is the sound of the word. Flac doesn't really have positive connotations in our shared language.
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You fucking nerds, 230 kbps is the best.
Re: Is it even worth buying mp3s?
420 kbps blasé it ******
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Re: Is it even worth buying mp3s?
420 kbps > flac cos its got a number
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See that. Stabbed in the back by a Flac. (Read in biggie voice)
Re: Is it even worth buying mp3s?
MP3 does the job most of the time. Even though it compresses at about 1:11
and ditches quite a lot of audio data, it masks it pretty well too.
and ditches quite a lot of audio data, it masks it pretty well too.
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Re: Is it even worth buying mp3s?
mp3 is redundant really. Why bother in this day and age. I avoid it at all costs outside of putting music on my phone
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I think you're right, AIFFS/FLACs from now on for me
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Ever tried hooking an ipod up to a big rig?wolf89 wrote:The volume level used in the design of the codec as a basis for mp3's supposed lack of perceivable loss is pretty quiet though I read. Could possibly explain why people say they sound worse played out on a system. I dunno. Will have to find what I read again.
Also FLAC is lossless the same way you can put shit in and out a zip folder basically.
It will sound as if there's a bad amp or less amplification and some point in the signal chain will have to use more gain than it's meant to. Might not sound bad tho.
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