[ajumbaje]

I'm in the process of re-ripping my cds into apple lossless from aiff. Reason is that I'm running out of space on my ipod classic and I would think re-ripping into lossless would help a "little".
 
My main question is...Is there an audible difference b/w 320kbps and apple lossless? Right now, my only means of listening to my music are:
Jaybird SB1
Car stock speakers(fairly good to say the least...2002 Rendezvous) - via alpine ida-x305s deck
Alessandro MS-1
Sennheiser CX300(might be replacing soon)
 
I know people have said that once you get to really expensive equipment you can hear the difference, but at this level(of products I own) can you hear the difference? If not, I'll just rip to 320 and feel comfortable about buying more cds

 

[Satellite_6]

I don't think there is a significant difference at this level, use 320 and save some space!
 
Use LAME and mp3gain if you chose to use mp3.

 

[ajumbaje]

I just do iTunes and AAC Encoder custom(128kbps for mono and 320kbps for stereo)

 

[blockhead]

Best way is to test it yourself.
 
http://www.foobar2000.org/download + http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_abx
 
I can't tell the difference between 320bkps and FLAC/Wav but give it a try. Infact I'd encode VBR with the -V0 setting if I was you. (I use Q7 Vorbis/Ogg but that's not supported by the iPod unless you have Rockbox)
As the previous poster said use the latest version of LAME as the encoder can make a big difference and LAME has had a ton of improvements made over the years.
 
Edit: Give AAC 256kbps a try I'd be surprised if you could tell it apart from ALAC, well I can't anyway.

 

[khaos974]

Suppose you succeed at the DBT tests (not an easy task), another question would be:
 
Do you pay enough attention to the music while on the move to make the difference between lossless and AAC?
Most likely no.
 
Keep a lossless copy at home and a lossy one on the iPod. and be happy.

 

[Zinte]

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I don't think there is a significant difference at this level, use 320 and save some space!
 
Use LAME and mp3gain if you chose to use mp3.

May i know at what level will the significant difference come in? Please advice, because im considering getting a whole stack of CDs to rip apple lossless. Many thanks.

 

[Satellite_6]

 
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I don't think there is a significant difference at this level, use 320 and save some space!
 
Use LAME and mp3gain if you chose to use mp3.

May i know at what level will the significant difference come in? Please advice, because im considering getting a whole stack of CDs to rip apple lossless. Many thanks.

That will definitely vary depending on your ears but on a DAP there won't be much of a difference, if any at all. It's good to have a lossless copy though.

 

[Geruvah]

http://www.vel.co.nz/vel.co.nz/Blog/Entries/2009/8/21_ABX_of_Lossless_versus_MP3_-_Part_3_-_Results_and_Discussion.html This may be a good read.

 

[jononku]

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I don't think there is a significant difference at this level, use 320 and save some space!
 
Use LAME and mp3gain if you chose to use mp3.

Agreed, if there is a difference, I've yet to hear it on my equipment.  This is exactly what I do, throw the 320 version on my ipod and leave the lossless versions on my computer, although to be honest I rarely listen to the latter. 

 

[FlatNine]

You should always rip lossless anyway. As they say at dbPowerAmp (a GREAT tool by the way!) "Rip once, rip right". I have my entire library ripped to FLAC. I only need to handle my CD's once, then I put them in a box and usually never need to touch them again. From my FLAC library I can do anything, including create ALAC for my iPod, mp3, AAC, whatever. You should always rip to lossless.
 
 
 
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I don't think there is a significant difference at this level, use 320 and save some space!
 
Use LAME and mp3gain if you chose to use mp3.

May i know at what level will the significant difference come in? Please advice, because im considering getting a whole stack of CDs to rip apple lossless. Many thanks.

 

[MacT]

Always use lossless. When You change Your gear You'll regret if not did so