Is the convenience of MP3s far outweighed by the low sound quality to most on here?

[BobT99 10+ year member]

The general consensus seems to be that the density and convenience of MP3s is far outweighed by the poor sound quality. Do most here use CD?

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[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

mp3 at 320kbps is decent enough. FLAC is where the business is though.

 

[BobT99 10+ year member]

mp3 at 320kbps is decent enough. FLAC is where the business is though.

What is FLAC? And how do you get mp3s at 320?

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

you are obviously new at this... i dont want to explain //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[BobT99 10+ year member]

you are obviously new at this... i dont want to explain //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Oh come on, yes I am new to the technical details - but I have been downloading music for over 10 yrs.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

i think the compression of mp3 in a car is far outweighed by road noise and other factors

i would go as far as to say 128kbps is plenty for a car unless you install a very nice SQ system

 

[cichlid_baby 10+ year member]

As far as sound quality goes... I don't know what is worse..

somewhat degraded MP3 formats.. or CD's that skip due to scratches or fingerprints.. and to take it even further... head units that can't read a CD until you've put it in several times and blown all the dust off.

Over time.. I would say.. less mechanical.. is better.. and I am sure that better technology will become more and more mainstream and alleviate much of the SQ issues with MP3's and the like.

 

[skinnymofo 10+ year member]

Oh come on, yes I am new to the technical details - but I have been downloading music for over 10 yrs.

uh go to options when you rip from a cd and go to quality and raise it to 320..

find someone with mp3s that they ripped themselves in 320 if your stealing music online..

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

http://flac.sourceforge.net/

I deleted all the MP3s I had years ago.

Of course, for serious listening, I get out the LPs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

http://flac.sourceforge.net/
I deleted all the MP3s I had years ago.

Of course, for serious listening, I get out the LPs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

and probably crank up some old fashioned tube amp thingy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Yep //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

i ripped my whole collection years ago thinking 192kbps was the way to go, i am kicking myself now

although it doesnt matter in my car, at home in a quiet room through my paradigms and can surely tell the difference between 192 and 320

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Yep //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

you running klipschhorns, can't remember //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

you running klipschhorns, can't remember //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

I wish //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Nah, just Fostex single driver horns. Six foot tall floorstanders for a 6.5"...but the midbass is worth it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Plutoman 10+ year member]

320kbps is enough for me in a car. I use original CD's or FLAC for home audio - but that's mostly only at my buddy's house.