One thing that threw me was the VRP option. Manual says this: Variable Bitrate vs Constant Bitrate EncodingThe PhatNoise Media Manager uses Constant Bitrate Encoding (CBR) by default. Variable Bitrate Encoding (VBR) is a more efficient way of encoding. Variable Bitrate Encoding ensures high audio quality throughout the MP3 file by making intelligent bit-allocation decisions during the encoding process. This means that the encoder will determine what bitrate to use depending on the complexity of the audio signal. It will use more bits when necessary and use fewer bits when appropriate. The VBR Quality setting determines the ratio of high/low bitrate audio frames (a frame is 1/75th of a second of audio data) The higher the VBR Quality, the higher the sound quality of the MP3 file. VBR encoding requires more processing power, so it takes a little longer. When I started useing the VBR at 320 Kbps, it took about 30 sec. per song as apposed to - well alot more with CBR at 190. I never went back to the CBR to side by side check quality - so am I correct in assuming VBR = more quality, cause I understood it said its slower and my ripps were 10x faster.
I have no clue what XM is. You can't download from them so it doesn't really matter. XM quality depends on the system you're listening to it through.I take it XM is 128kbps then. Can one download at higher rates from I Tunes and similar sites? Also can one copy CD's to Ipods at higher rates? I am a total noob with the new stuff. Thanks.
I seriously doubt that. When I had my system in my recently deceased Grand Am which was nice sounding system the XM sounded really good. Not CD quality like they try to say it is but wayyyy better than 128kbps Mp3 quality.I'm not sure what XM is, but I'm pretty sure that its less than 128kbps.
I'll quote NetPedia (http://www.netipedia.com/index.php/XM_Satellite_Radio):I seriously doubt that. When I had my system in my recently deceased Grand Am which was nice sounding system the XM sounded really good. Not CD quality like they try to say it is but wayyyy better than 128kbps Mp3 quality.
And the talk channels are obviously going to be lower quality, I'm guessing 32kbps.Audio channels on XM are digitally compressed using the aacPlus codec from Coding Technologies for most channels, and the AMBE codec from Digital Voice Systems for some voice channels. Due to bandwidth restrictions and a large channel load, the maximum bitrate XM broadcast from its satellite per music channel is limited to 64kbps.
Just lost a lot of credibility on that one.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gifI seriously doubt that. When I had my system in my recently deceased Grand Am which was nice sounding system the XM sounded really good. Not CD quality like they try to say it is but wayyyy better than 128kbps Mp3 quality.
Before XM started adding wayyyy too many channels their quality was better than 128kbps. I had no idea they had changed it at the time. I was corrected but hardly at a loss of credibility as you have done to yourself by bringing up a 5 month old post.Just lost a lot of credibility on that one.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif