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Amazon has double the bit rate though. That may not matter to some people, but I'm not going to spend money on 128kps songs. I'm no audiophile, but there is a d
by jokermatt999 16y ago
Amazon has double the bit rate though. That may not matter to some people, but I'm not going to spend money on 128kps songs. I'm no audiophile, but there is a difference at that low of a bitrate.
- joubert 16y agoAre Amazon music files in AAC or in MP3 format? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding#AAC.27s_improvements_over_MP3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding#AAC.27s_i...
- mattparcher 16y agoAs of April 2007, DRM-free iTunes songs are 256kbps AAC. Amazon MP3 is 320kbps MP3. Audio file formats are a highly-debated and subjective matter, but the consensus seems to be that “AAC is higher quality at the same bit rate, so you can use a smaller file to achieve the same quality as MP3” [1]. (Originally DRM-free songs on iTunes cost extra, but now they are the default.) [1] http://www.planetofsoundonline.com/articles/compression1.html http://www.planetofsoundonline.com/articles/compression1.htm...
- jokermatt999 16y agoNews to me, thank you. I skimmed Wikipedia to double check my figures, but I misread it. In either case, I still prefer MP3 to AAC (though converting is trivial).