I am beginning to hate MP3's

[MikeMike]

the quality of them is pathetic. even at 192 i can tell a difference, and i honestly dont have the greatest setup in the world but there is a definate difference in terms of quality they are just lacking. i mean it might be my rca's running to the amp, but i highly doubt it, they just sound like crap.

edit: well, ive begun on my quest, time to rip 38 cd's, and then more when i get home. is there anyway to integrate FLAC into LAME? or do i have to do a 2 process thing?


MIKE

 

[Nikamichi]

FLAC


MIKE

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

MP4, then.

 

[Pepsi90919]

i use LAME with alt-preset-standard.


MIKE

 

[BillGates]

THANKS FOR SHARING

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
i use LAME with alt-preset-standard.


MIKE

I can't stand preset standard, uses joint stereo

 

[Lonyo]

320?

 

[MustISO]

Higher bitrate = :thumbsup:

If you're complaining because the songs you download are 192K then too bad. Go buy the CD.

 

[Fuzn]

Originally posted by: Nikamichi
FLAC


MIKE

:thumbsup: FLAC or SHN. But I prefer FLAC. Lossless audio all the way.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: sheik124

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
i use LAME with alt-preset-standard.


MIKE

I can't stand preset standard, uses joint stereo

um yeah and?


MIKE

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: MustISO
Higher bitrate = :thumbsup:

If you're complaining because the songs you download are 192K then too bad. Go buy the CD.

im just comparing my P.F. echoes cd to the ones ive downloaded and the downloaded 192Kbps sound like shit. specifically on Shine On you Crazy Diamond. the difference in terms of guitars and the chimes and cymbals is night and day.

MIKE

 

[sharkeeper]

One of your turns coming on?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Exact Audio Copy + FLAC. It takes about 300 MB per CD but one $80 160 GB drive can hold 450 - 500 CDs. Lossless = 100% exact CD quality, not "near" CD quality.

Add a second drive (external or internal attached as needed) for backup and you a have 100% CD quality backup of your music collection.

I use dbPowerAmp to transcode from FLAC to MP3 (at 192 vbr) for my Zen Xtra portable where sound quality can be a bit lower.

 

[Gurck]

ogg vorbis ftw

 

[mrSHEiK124]

EAC + LAME settings "-m s -h -V 2 -B 320 -q 3" or q 2 sometimes, sounds great

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: sheik124
EAC + LAME settings "-m s -h -V 2 -B 320 -q 3" or q 2 sometimes, sounds great

This guy thinks the ipod is a good, high fidelity player, don't follow his advice concerning sound quality.

 

[Tiamat]

I just rip and play as .wav

 

[Baked]

If your MP3 sounds lame, it's probably 'cause you ain't doing it right.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
I just rip and play as .wav

FLAC offers exactly the same quality with compression up to 50% (though 35-40% is typical). If you ever need WAV files it's lossless compression (like Zip files) so you can always uncompress the FLA files back to the same WAVs with zero quality loss.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
the quality of them is pathetic. even at 192 i can tell a difference, and i honestly dont have the greatest setup in the world but there is a definate difference in terms of quality they are just lacking. i mean it might be my rca's running to the amp, but i highly doubt it, they just sound like crap.

MIKE

I agree!

Ausm

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
im just comparing my P.F. echoes cd to the ones ive downloaded and the downloaded 192Kbps sound like shit.

Well that explains everything. What makes you think people who encoded them tracks know WTF they're doing? EAC + Secure + LAME vbr 192 = W00T.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

I rip all of my CD's at 320kbs and can't tell the difference so either:
1)increase the bitrate
2)encode the song properly
or
3)STFU Noob

 

[Kev]

i convert all my mp3's to 160 wma's. it just sounds better.

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: Ausm

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
the quality of them is pathetic. even at 192 i can tell a difference, and i honestly dont have the greatest setup in the world but there is a definate difference in terms of quality they are just lacking. i mean it might be my rca's running to the amp, but i highly doubt it, they just sound like crap.

MIKE

I agree!

Ausm

Fine for portable Audio. I play CD's when I'm home. No reason not to use my NAD 524.

 

[sharkeeper]

check