![]() ![]() I really favor portability over “hi specs” for my digital music.Īs I mentioned, I select a format that fits many requirements, some of which are fidelity, compatibility and file size. Some sound interesting, (and expensive) although as we have both observed, the bigger the file, the less practical it is for our devices. Thanks for all the info and links regarding “advances” in hi-fi. Disk space is cheap these days, so spending your time ripping to a lossy format is likely to end up wasting lots of your time at some point, when you decide you need better quality or a different lossy format (lossy to lossy transcoding is generally a bad idea). I have some scripts to automate making MP3s at various bitrates for use on iPods or car MP3 CDs. ![]() One key advantage of ripping to a lossless format like FLAC is that you can easily convert to lossy formats as desired or required. Makes playing physical CDs seem quite quaint. Multiple Logitech Squeezeboxes allow any track from any of many hundreds of albums to be instantly called up all over the house. I have not played a physical CD in the house for years. Trivial storage requirements as compared to Blu-ray sourced video. Rips of CDs to lossless formats like FLAC produce the equivalent sound of CDs/WAV files unless something is broken or defective in the playback chain. So, for anyone interested in the iTunes settings I use to make my digital files, here is a screen shot of my customized iTunes Mp3 Encoder settings: ![]() Believe me, I have tried using speakers and headphones! Anyway, I have been a “hi-fi nut” for many years, (actually was in the hi-fi biz for a while) and I am hard-pressed to hear any difference between the mp3 files I make and the original CD. Files are too large and the minor difference in sound quality is not worth it to me. I know some folks want digital files in FLAC, but not me. I really do not know the critical hi-fi stats of these devices they are not published like they are for hi-end stereo gear. To me, digital music files are all about convenience – for Pods, Pads, WDTV, etc. If I want to listen “super-fi” I’ll play my CD via my excellent CD player instead of a digital file. I have never considered a digital music file or player (software or hardware) to truly be equivalent to music on a CD. I have quite a few, but have never re-ripped them – not my idea of a good time. BTW, my first rips for the iPod were at Apple’s default of 128 bps, m4a files. Because I have downloaded my digital music from eMusic since 2006, I decided to match their format of 192 VBR bit rate the best I could. Since mp3 seemed to be the de facto standard for any digital player, I settled on that format since anything could play the files – but I customize the settings. I decided upon this a long time ago after having an iPod for a few years. This is a fan-run community and is in no way authorized, sponsored, or endorsed by Apple.Well, I prefer to rip my CDs to mp3, via iTunes instead of to any Apple format. Related Communities r/AppleBookStore r/iPhoneography r/AMPlaylists r/Apple r/iOS r/iPhone r/iPad r/iOSBeta Disclaimer To view the spoiler, simply hover your cursor over the text. Comment SpoilersĪdd the scope of the spoiler in the brackets. Please read and follow our Rules when posting. No NSFW content (some leeway may be given for album art or for other circumstances outside of the user's control). Constructive feedback is welcome aggressive complaining is not.ħ. Posts and comments that are needlessly negative or hostile toward Apple Music may be removed. No needlessly negative or hostile posts No aggressive complaining. No self-promotion and advertisements No posts/comments that are advertisements or self-promoting.Ħ. Have integrity No posts/comments about piracy, account sharing, VPN use, etc.ĥ. No low-quality content Low quality content will be removed without warning.Ĥ. No rude, offensive, or hateful posts/comments.ģ. ![]() If you would like to share a playlist, do so over at r/AppleMusicPlaylistsĢ. They will be removed and you may be banned. Do not post any links to playlists Do not post any links to playlists. R/AppleMusic is a subreddit for discussion of Apple's music streaming service, Apple Music. ![]()
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