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#383870 - 09/24/08 01:19 AM So I love my new Touch... what bit rate?
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I don't buy from iTunes.<br>I do have hundreds of CD's to import to my iPod.<br>What format/bit rate do you all recommend?<br>I'd rather have higher quality than storage space.<br>Any advice?<br><br>And if my thought-dreams could be seen<br>They'd probably put my head in a guillotine<br>But it's alright, Ma, it's life, and life only.

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#383871 - 09/24/08 02:25 AM Re: So I love my new Touch... what bit rate? [Re: Acumowchek]
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AAC 256 ...like the new iTunes Plus songs. <br><br>zweisoft<br>
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#383872 - 09/24/08 02:35 AM Re: So I love my new Touch... what bit rate? [Re: zwei]
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HEY!<br>How have you been!<br>Haven't seen you here in a while, Zach.<br><br>As a matter of fact, that's what I started using.<br>I just wanted to make sure before I started resampling hundreds of songs.<br>I love everything about my new Touch (my first iPod), except the headphones...<br><br>Any recommendations on that?<br>I'm waiting on Apples new headphones, but I'm going to wait on the reviews.<br><br>Thanks for the confirmation.<br><br>And if my thought-dreams could be seen<br>They'd probably put my head in a guillotine<br>But it's alright, Ma, it's life, and life only.

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#383873 - 09/24/08 02:42 AM Re: So I love my new Touch... what bit rate? [Re: Acumowchek]
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Nope, no idea about headphones. I've just been using the same ones. Most of my music is encoded in AAC 128 ...some in 160, but I think I'm going to start re-encoding in AAC 256 to match my iTunes Plus music. <br><br>Oh, and I'm doin fine ...just busy <br><br>zweisoft<br>
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#383874 - 09/24/08 03:01 AM Re: So I love my new Touch... what bit rate? [Re: Acumowchek]
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Most of mine is 160 MP3.<br><br>[image][/image]
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#383875 - 09/24/08 03:25 AM Re: So I love my new Touch... what bit rate? [Re: NucleusG4]
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Why?<br>Any particular reason?<br><br>And if my thought-dreams could be seen<br>They'd probably put my head in a guillotine<br>But it's alright, Ma, it's life, and life only.

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#383876 - 09/24/08 03:26 AM Re: So I love my new Touch... what bit rate? [Re: zwei]
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Busy is a good thing.<br>Idle hands, and all that…<br><br><br>And if my thought-dreams could be seen<br>They'd probably put my head in a guillotine<br>But it's alright, Ma, it's life, and life only.

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#383877 - 09/24/08 04:34 AM Re: So I love my new Touch... what bit rate? [Re: Acumowchek]
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I really like my Sennheiser PX-100 headphones. They aren't earbuds, but they fold up small like a pair of glasses. They've been very durable and sound great--and I've heard from many other people that they are the best sound you'll find for their price ($40 or less).<br><br>For importing, I say 256 AAC. They take up twice as much space as 128, but with smart playlists you can keep your favorites on the iPod full-time, let the rest auto-cycle through your library, and in effect have access to ALL your music without space being that much of an issue.<br><br><br>nagr[color:red]o</font color=red>mme<br><br>I require stroyent!<br>TeamMacOSX.com | MacClan.net
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#383878 - 09/24/08 01:53 PM Re: So I love my new Touch... what bit rate? [Re: Acumowchek]
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Well... AAC was still relatively new when I ripped all my music... and I haven't felt the need to go back and re-rip all that music. At 160 bit rate... I have 40+ gigs of music. Figure what that's going to be at 256. Lot's of space and a ton of time.<br><br>Aside from AAC... 160 seemed to be the sweet spot for me in the quality-of-sound vs. space-on-HD discussions that were going on back then.<br><br>[image][/image]
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#383879 - 09/24/08 03:44 PM Re: So I love my new Touch... what bit rate? [Re: NucleusG4]
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Most of mine's not 256AAC either, and I'm not re-ripping it. But for FUTURE imports that's what I'll use.<br><br>My ears can't detect anything wrong with 128... it's just the IDEA of less compression that I like <br><br>nagr[color:red]o</font color=red>mme<br><br>I require stroyent!<br>TeamMacOSX.com | MacClan.net
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