SlyCarrot
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I did a line level matched comparison between AAC 256 and the original CD. They sounded exactly the same. I compared using the kick ass speaker system I've been building for thirty years, and my Sennheiser HD 590s.
There is absolutely no reason to worry about sound quality at AAC 256. It is good enough for the most critical listening. Any difference between CD and AAC 256 is probably all in your head, not your ears.
For casual listening on the move, no.
For critical listening, when you want to spend an hour or two single-tasking, yes.
I did a line level matched comparison between AAC 256 and the original CD. They sounded exactly the same. I compared using the kick ass speaker system I've been building for thirty years, and my Sennheiser HD 590s.
There is absolutely no reason to worry about sound quality at AAC 256. It is good enough for the most critical listening. Any difference between CD and AAC 256 is probably all in your head, not your ears.
So it seems like using 256kbps isnt a problem, so i guess ill switch to that, but how do i do that on itunes. I have tried right clicking and tried the advance tab, but i cant figure it out, any help? Also, is there anything wrong with using an ipod as my audio source instedad of something like a cowon?
Well here is my last question, should I use a headphone amp with my ipod touch and vsonic gr07 earphones?
AAC is transparent at an even lower bitrate than that.
Well i am not going to go the lossless route because they take up way too much space, im compressing them in itunes. btw, it gives me the option to use VBR, should i use it? and it gives me what quality do i want to use with VBR (lowest to highest), so which shall i choose?