Re: Re: iTunes protected content as only source

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 >poor audio stages ...

could be ... 'though I was reasonably happy with them before we played
the Madonna 'disc ... on a lot of our CDs the difference didn't show,
particularly ...

Chris



Phil Harris wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>Chris Hunter
>>Sent: 08 July 2006 11:51
>>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: iTunes protected content as only source
>>
>>'wondered what format people use for music ... our Madona
'Dancefloor CD
>>sounds hugely better when played as a CD on the hi-fi, as against
played
>>on any of our computers through the hi-fi ... which suggests MP3
might
>>not be the ideal ...
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>
>
>...or that your PCs have poor audio stages?
>
>I use MP3 encoded at Lame's "extreme" setting (320kbits IIRC)
and that
>sounds absolutely fine for what I need at home when played back off my
PC,
>off the laptop through a set of Sennheiser HD580 headphones or from a
>SliMP3/MCE PC through the AV amp.
>
>I guess it depends what your requirements are and how fussy you are
about
>your audio - I rarely (read that as "never") get to actually
sit down and
>listen to music properly nowadays but I don't think my standards have
>slipped that far that even now would I listen to anything that was at
all
>offensive sounding.
>
>Phil
>



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