vranswer
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Every time I've loaded lossy files of any kind onto iPod I've had the same experience...I either hear (or think I hear) an artifact or some noticeable glare at higher volume levels. Once again and forever, the ABX gang will scream that you must do the blind comparison to really tell if you can hear the difference.
But I simply say "why?". With lossless files there is no further debate, nor any need for ABX or XYZ or pondering about if this album might sound better. You have the album bit for bit, end of discussion. With an 80 GB iPod you can load a closet full of CDs lossless. Battery life is probably 7-8 hours on my 30 GB 5G iPod which is plenty between charges.
Lossless is the future IMO, as memory capacities increase in these players. Won't be long before 16-32 GB flash players become the norm and most people will just load 'em up with these 'zipped' music files and go.
But I simply say "why?". With lossless files there is no further debate, nor any need for ABX or XYZ or pondering about if this album might sound better. You have the album bit for bit, end of discussion. With an 80 GB iPod you can load a closet full of CDs lossless. Battery life is probably 7-8 hours on my 30 GB 5G iPod which is plenty between charges.
Lossless is the future IMO, as memory capacities increase in these players. Won't be long before 16-32 GB flash players become the norm and most people will just load 'em up with these 'zipped' music files and go.