question for u audiophiles

sonic370 · 11-14-2010, 07:12 PM

hope this question will fit here. anyway i'm no audiophile but have found out through trial and error that playing a burned cd sounds better than using a aux cable hooked to my iphone. i use itunes for burning my cd's...

anyway i read that by converting to mp3 files i can put more songs on to a cd
is this true and would the sound quailty be effected.. thanks for any suggestions............

TreeSemdyZee · 11-14-2010, 07:33 PM

Yes. You can put more files on a CD if you make mp3 files over uncompressed files.

Yes. The sound quality will be reduced because the files are compressed and at a reduced bit rate.

bigaudiofanat · 11-14-2010, 08:09 PM

Read post one of the sticky Car Audio 101 and what tree said

optiontrader · 11-14-2010, 10:05 PM

There are arguments that given the current algorithms used in compressed music that 320kbps is almost indistinguishable from the uncompressed track. Witness the amount of quality in MPEG-4 video files vice MPEG-2, which only several years back was the DVD standard.

That said, I'm a purist and rip only in Apple/WMA lossless. It may be arguable that I can't tell the difference between those an 320kbps files, but I don't like "throwing away bits".

bigaudiofanat · 11-15-2010, 07:49 AM

My neighbors thought the same thing. So they had me rip ALL their cd's all 723 I think it was into 320 after getting polk lsi25's and a new onkyo receiver they could hear the difference even more than they did with the sony receiver and the klipsch bellas they had. So I had to redo all of them in uncompressed. If you start ripping do it once in uncompressed.

Here is a link to some pictures:

[Karma] Ripping CD's - Club Polk

CBRich · 11-15-2010, 08:24 AM

The only problem with ripping uncompressed is that not all headunits will recognize those file types. In my opinion the 370Z is an absolutely terrible platform for listening to audio. So terrible that I doubt you'll notice the difference between 320 kbps MP3 and uncompressed. You'll be too busy listening to all the rocks chatter off your fender wells.

11-14-2010, 07:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
sonic370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange Texas Posts: 1,574 Drives: 09 370Z Sports PGK Rep Power: 18	question for u audiophiles hope this question will fit here. anyway i'm no audiophile but have found out through trial and error that playing a burned cd sounds better than using a aux cable hooked to my iphone. i use itunes for burning my cd's... anyway i read that by converting to mp3 files i can put more songs on to a cd is this true and would the sound quailty be effected.. thanks for any suggestions............

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bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	Read post one of the sticky Car Audio 101 and what tree said __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/ Last edited by bigaudiofanat; 11-14-2010 at 08:13 PM.

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optiontrader Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Smog Hell, SoCal Posts: 595 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 16	There are arguments that given the current algorithms used in compressed music that 320kbps is almost indistinguishable from the uncompressed track. Witness the amount of quality in MPEG-4 video files vice MPEG-2, which only several years back was the DVD standard. That said, I'm a purist and rip only in Apple/WMA lossless. It may be arguable that I can't tell the difference between those an 320kbps files, but I don't like "throwing away bits". __________________ 40th Anniversary Z - 3M Paint Protection Film, CA Legal Tint! (70/40)

11-15-2010, 07:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	My neighbors thought the same thing. So they had me rip ALL their cd's all 723 I think it was into 320 after getting polk lsi25's and a new onkyo receiver they could hear the difference even more than they did with the sony receiver and the klipsch bellas they had. So I had to redo all of them in uncompressed. If you start ripping do it once in uncompressed. Here is a link to some pictures: [Karma] Ripping CD's - Club Polk __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

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TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,885 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27408	Yes. You can put more files on a CD if you make mp3 files over uncompressed files. Yes. The sound quality will be reduced because the files are compressed and at a reduced bit rate.

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CBRich A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,464 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 544	The only problem with ripping uncompressed is that not all headunits will recognize those file types. In my opinion the 370Z is an absolutely terrible platform for listening to audio. So terrible that I doubt you'll notice the difference between 320 kbps MP3 and uncompressed. You'll be too busy listening to all the rocks chatter off your fender wells.