Dman155 Posted November 2, 2000 Share Posted November 2, 2000 I know that winamp supports just about every sound file made and I was wondering if any of these formats are better then mp3's quality wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted November 2, 2000 Share Posted November 2, 2000 ummm... higher bitrate mp3s?? seriously, .wav files are CD-quality (when well ripped), since they are NOT compressed at all. But you won't be able to tell the difference between a well-encoded, high bitrate mp3 and the original CD anyway, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman155 Posted November 3, 2000 Author Share Posted November 3, 2000 Whats the best mp3 ripper then? (free would be good) Anyway, in my testing I can tell the dif between even 320 kbps and a CD. I have a minidisc player and it sounds better then 320 kbps too. The format for minidisc is atrac3, is there anyway to get that for a computer? The difference I notice is how loud I can crank the speakers w/out pain from trebble peaks, and general dynamics are also better. Quiet sections on cds and minidiscs are also quieter then mp3s (less hissing/background noise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBlair Posted November 3, 2000 Share Posted November 3, 2000 Hey Dman, I quite using MP3s a while ago. Since harddrives are so cheap now, there really s no reason to convert to mp3 unless you are downloading/uploading/using a portable player. I can also tell adifference between a 320 mp3 and cd/.wav files. I'm not sure about the minidisc format, don't have one. I do remember a minidisc drive for the PC some time ago, but I'm not sure if it's still available. Or even if it was available here in the states. As far as rippers go, I used AudioCatalyst. Seemed to give the best results with my hardware. It depends a lot on your cdrom/dvd drive/computer spces. My suggestion is to try the demo versions of several rippers, then buy the full version of the one you like best. AudioCatalyst may be the choice for your system, but I can't make a blanket statement. laterzc>------------------ Who knows what evil lurks in the darkness of The Kave ? www.thekave.net Home of The Klipschmonster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman155 Posted November 3, 2000 Author Share Posted November 3, 2000 Does anyone use real jukebox? I use it, but only for the list capabilites. Jukebox lets you arrange the play list all kinds of ways, but its a crappy program. Are there any all in one programs that rip, decode, have good sound quality, sound controls, and play list capabilites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted November 4, 2000 Share Posted November 4, 2000 Guys, the reason you can tell the difference on speakers like the Pros (it's a different business altogether with good headphones) is that you don't have a good ripper/encoder. Go there and read a while, it will answer your questions. http://www.r3mix.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofy Posted November 4, 2000 Share Posted November 4, 2000 What headphones are you using Seb? I have used Grado, Sennheiser, AKG. c> ------------------ SO MUCH TO DO, SO LITTLE TIME.c> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimber Posted November 4, 2000 Share Posted November 4, 2000 musicmatch jukebox is a good program for ripping/encoding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman155 Posted November 4, 2000 Author Share Posted November 4, 2000 Seb, I can't get your link to work. Whats up with that? Kimber, does musicmatch have good list management tools? Also, did anyone see last months issue of Sound and Vision? They did a codec test in there, but I only heard about it, I didn't read it. What were the results? All I know is they said mp3 was the lowest quality code format and Pearl Jams Daughter sounded like crap on mp3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted November 4, 2000 Share Posted November 4, 2000 -The link should work, I just tried it and it works on both my puter and my girlfriend's... Don't know what's up with that. -Dman, I read that issue quite some time ago, i only remember the general test conditions, but I don't know what bitrate they used, or what ripper/encoder. Besides, mp3 is still the way to go since it's so popular. And if you really want quality, why not just buy the album?? -I don't know about musicmatch... Don't think the quality's really up to par. It's practical, granted, but... -Hofy, I still have crappy Koss headphones, but I plan on buying me some Sennheiser soon. That is, when I can get ahold of some money... Doh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman155 Posted November 4, 2000 Author Share Posted November 4, 2000 Link works now, good stuff. Problem with CD's is with a single cd drawer on my comp, it gets real annoying real fast when changing cd's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogAkira Posted November 24, 2000 Share Posted November 24, 2000 File format? Dependz on the purpose. P.C. High quality listening= .wav Mac= .aif Quality space saver= MP3 @ 128 kbs or higher ONLY!!!(can be ripped to CD quality) ------------------ ogAkira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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