Lifesaburrito
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So you guys suggested I re-rip my music collection to MP3 160kbps or variable bitrate. I was using 64 kbps wma's on my old MP3 player, and I didn't really have a problem with it, using my Grado sr80s, blasphemer that I am.
Now, people have said I should use itunes or LAME to rip my music. Instead, I used the "Creative MediaSource Organizer" program that comes with the Vision. The thing that's funny about it, is the variable bitrate settings it has is from 1% quality to 100%, with no mention of an exact kbps rate. Unlike Itunes, and... probably unlike LAME.
On the Vision: M, with my Grado sr80s, I compared a few songs, one song being at wma 64kbps and the other being at "variable bitrate, 100% quality". Both the same song from the same album.
I BARELY noticed a difference. Once in awhile I felt that the variable bitrate one sounded more naturally, but usually I couldn't tell at all. If you had me listen to one, and than the other, I don't believe I would be able to tell a difference.
SO! A few possible reasons: My ears suck, or the Creative program sucks at making variable bitrate mp3s, or the grado sr80's aren't sensitive enough to show the difference, or some combination of the three. Keep in mind that I'm not using a portable amp.
Before I re-rip my entire music collection, I'm going to wait for my Etymotic er4ps to arrive, and see if it's worth it to do all that extra work... Otherwise, I'll just use my old 64kbps tracks, or maybe use another program to rip my CDs.
....Any ideas?
Now, people have said I should use itunes or LAME to rip my music. Instead, I used the "Creative MediaSource Organizer" program that comes with the Vision. The thing that's funny about it, is the variable bitrate settings it has is from 1% quality to 100%, with no mention of an exact kbps rate. Unlike Itunes, and... probably unlike LAME.
On the Vision: M, with my Grado sr80s, I compared a few songs, one song being at wma 64kbps and the other being at "variable bitrate, 100% quality". Both the same song from the same album.
I BARELY noticed a difference. Once in awhile I felt that the variable bitrate one sounded more naturally, but usually I couldn't tell at all. If you had me listen to one, and than the other, I don't believe I would be able to tell a difference.
SO! A few possible reasons: My ears suck, or the Creative program sucks at making variable bitrate mp3s, or the grado sr80's aren't sensitive enough to show the difference, or some combination of the three. Keep in mind that I'm not using a portable amp.
Before I re-rip my entire music collection, I'm going to wait for my Etymotic er4ps to arrive, and see if it's worth it to do all that extra work... Otherwise, I'll just use my old 64kbps tracks, or maybe use another program to rip my CDs.
....Any ideas?