Why mp3s?
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- k0na_an0k0
*rolls eyes
- mrdobolina0
apparently it does...
- horton0
it's all about quantity, not quality.
- Mimio0
"My aching beak...rock'n rolls tha woist"
- k0na_an0k0
lol mimio
- acescence0
dynamic range has mostly disappeared from popular music, it's all about the brick wall limiter.
- version30
well, myself with my ipod, and the others that share this home with theirs, all have a dynamic sound range available to us anytime we wish to plug it into the surround system and share with everyone.
other than that you are instantly diminishing your sound quality by using the standard headphones that came with the ipod, they do not cover the range the units output is capable of sending.
i recommend the bose buds that were released for about $100, the difference was night and day when i tested them.
- joyride0
I've been looking that the Shure 110's, about the same price as the bose. Anyone know anything about those 2?
- version30
btw, mp3 encoding at 192kbs (High Quality) to 320kbs (CD Quality) is more than sufficient to submerse you in a convincing sound field
also imo,
128kbs/below - Poor Quality
160kbs - Medium QualityThe higher the rate the fewer the tracks but so worth it
- Jaline0
I don't really understand other forms yet but I'm a member of Oink so I see them available for download. Maybe one day..after I research them or something...
- Point50
i trade fidelity for convenience on the road
acescence
(Oct 2 07, 13:26)
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everything in this world really boils down to convenience... time is money. once you have money, then you have time to do whatever you want to do (i.e. sit on your couch sipping a mojito with real muddled mint leaves while digging thru your crates and listening and reminiscing about your vinyl). Convenience rules all for me unfortunately: I drive a car because it is more convenient to spend 30 minutes to drive 10 miles to work instead of waking up at 4a to walk there. I grab something to eat at a restaurant every now and then because it is more convenient than preparing the food ahead of time at home. I listen to mp3's on my shitty speakers at work because it is more convenient than bringing an hi-fi system and speakers the size of a small child.that being said, I miss Sundays back in the 1980s when my mom would put Diana Ross or The Doobie Brothers or Al Green on the turntable and we'd clean the house and then eat lunch together in the dining room :(
- horton0
1 word; LAME
mac people who care, use itunes LAME encoder:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.ph…with newest version of LAME:
http://www.rarewares.org/files/m…using v2 or v0 setting.
but not exactly a straightforward setup so if you're interested email and i can reply the .txt
- horton0
128kbs/below - Poor Quality
160kbs - Medium QualityThe higher the rate the fewer the tracks but so worth it
version6
(Oct 2 07, 14:28)i can't be bothered to DL anything 160 or lower nowadays.. 192 is ok but i'll always hold and wait for 320 or LAME vbr.
- edd-e0
i listen to 45's and tape casettes...
- AndyRoss0
Man, I am so glad I don't have to listen to the dust on LPs any more. All that popping and clicking drove me nuts. And the huge thump when the needle came down. And having to turn the fucker over every fifteen minutes.
People who think LPs sound better than CDs probably don't like to dance, either.
- joyride0
ummm andy, it's pretty much a fact that LPs sound better then CD's... digital vs. analog
Music is analog, so when you convert to digital, which a CD is, you lose parts of the music. You need high quality equipment to play/hear it right.
But that being said, all my shit is digital
- horton0
People who think LPs sound better than CDs probably don't like to dance, either.
AndyRoss
(Oct 2 07, 15:58ummm this is sarcasm...
i hope...
right?
- edd-e0
andy...maybe you need to take a class in in physics or something but a lazer doesnt hit every note as a needle does...especially a blue quartz lazer which is what cds are...think of it like a stair case and the lazer only hit the part of the steps where you foot hits but the part that holds the stairs up is completely missed and a lot of sound is also missed, but since it spins so fast your mind cant decifer the difference but a record needle doesnt miss anything.
and if you think to what dance is about is listening to the dj who uses records not mp3s or cds...wack!!!!
- mrdobolina0
it's completely subjective
- AndyRoss0
edd-e,
Well, a record needle certainly hits non-musical substances in the grooves of records. Dust and dirt, as well as physical imperfections, like bubbles in the vinyl, cause pops and crackles that are largely eliminated in digital music. LPs are also plagued by tracking errors, wow-and-flutter trancription errors and other mastering errors, a dynamic range limited by the needle's ability to stay in the groove, inertia problems that cause high frequencies to be poorly transcribed, poor stereo imaging caused by the one needle trying to transcribe two different tracks, feedback through the needle at high volume. Also, they wear rapidly and are physically fragile.
And, yes, if people dance near the record player, it frequently skips.