Posted by NRen2k5 on 01/03/06 09:03

Believe me, you can tell the difference between iTunes' (SoundJam) MP3
and AAC. The MP3 is racked with artifacting..

- NRen2k5

Luke Bosman wrote:

>NRen2k5 <napsterneorenegade@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Yup.
>>
>>But iTunes will have the average Joe thinking "MP3 sucks, AAC rocks".
>>And then it'll come as a shock to him that most MP3 players don't
>>support AAC, but he'll just shrug and buy an iPod.
>>
>>
>
>I dare say that your average Joe won't be listening on a system where
>the difference between AAC and MP3 is immediately apparent. I have many
>tracks that have been ripped from vinyl, cassette and, hey, even CD.
>Frankly, when listening in my car (which is where I most use my iPod) I
>cannot tell which tracks are in which format. When listening at home, I
>have a darned good hi-fi on which the issue is unimportant.
>
>Cheers,
>Luke
>

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