tlniec
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The last time I ripped most of my music library was probably close to 5 years ago. At the time, I used MP3 @ 320kbps (cannot remember for sure which encoder I used, LAME maybe). Fast-forward to now.
I'm getting a Sansa Clip+, which will have 4GB onboard and an additional 8GB MicroSDHC card. Naturally, like everyone else, I'd like my player to store as much music as possible from my library while still keeping the sound quality as high as possible.
Music will be ripped from good ol' redbook CDs. It'll be played back portably through the Clip+ (which I am most likely going to RockBox) into Meelectronics M6 in-ears, most often while working out/running. Ideally, I'd use these same encodes for playback at home -- there, I plan to bitstream audio via digital coax into a modest A/V receiver and on to speakers/headphones for something more closely resembling "critical listening. "
TLR
So I guess the keys are - I would like "effectively near-lossless" quality and small filesizes in a Codec that a RockBoxed Sansa Clip+ can handle. Downstream equipment is "budget-friendly" (so may not be the most revealing).
What would you folks recommend for Codec and bitrate? Thanks!
I'm getting a Sansa Clip+, which will have 4GB onboard and an additional 8GB MicroSDHC card. Naturally, like everyone else, I'd like my player to store as much music as possible from my library while still keeping the sound quality as high as possible.
Music will be ripped from good ol' redbook CDs. It'll be played back portably through the Clip+ (which I am most likely going to RockBox) into Meelectronics M6 in-ears, most often while working out/running. Ideally, I'd use these same encodes for playback at home -- there, I plan to bitstream audio via digital coax into a modest A/V receiver and on to speakers/headphones for something more closely resembling "critical listening. "
TLR
So I guess the keys are - I would like "effectively near-lossless" quality and small filesizes in a Codec that a RockBoxed Sansa Clip+ can handle. Downstream equipment is "budget-friendly" (so may not be the most revealing).
What would you folks recommend for Codec and bitrate? Thanks!