StrikerTek
New Head-Fier
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Ok, right now, nearly all of my library is formatted in 128kbps AAC. This was fine for me with the stock headphones, and sounded pretty good.
Then I got some Shure e2c's, and I thought I'd try upping the bitrate to see if I could tell a difference on some songs I really liked. So I re-ripped them at 192 AAC, and I could definitely tell a difference on the Shure's, but it was hardly noticeable on the stock buds. The Shure's sound much better playing 192 songs.
So I've only encoded a few songs at 192, and I'm wondering if I should make the bitrate higher to make my library more future-proof so I don't have to do this again. I can't really tell a difference with any higher bitrates on the e2c's, but I will probably eventually upgrade to better canalphones (e4c, e5c, or um2's). Will these be able to take advantage of a higher bitrate?
I did a search, and several people have er4's, which are more detailed in the highs than any shure's or westones, and they can't tell a substantial difference between 224/256 AAC and 320 AAC. So I'm thinking of going with 224 or 256, but which one? Will there be a significant decrease in battery life as compared to sound quality between these two?
Then I got some Shure e2c's, and I thought I'd try upping the bitrate to see if I could tell a difference on some songs I really liked. So I re-ripped them at 192 AAC, and I could definitely tell a difference on the Shure's, but it was hardly noticeable on the stock buds. The Shure's sound much better playing 192 songs.
So I've only encoded a few songs at 192, and I'm wondering if I should make the bitrate higher to make my library more future-proof so I don't have to do this again. I can't really tell a difference with any higher bitrates on the e2c's, but I will probably eventually upgrade to better canalphones (e4c, e5c, or um2's). Will these be able to take advantage of a higher bitrate?
I did a search, and several people have er4's, which are more detailed in the highs than any shure's or westones, and they can't tell a substantial difference between 224/256 AAC and 320 AAC. So I'm thinking of going with 224 or 256, but which one? Will there be a significant decrease in battery life as compared to sound quality between these two?