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How to get the highest possible quality music on the iPhone?

AdamA9

AdamA9

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Guys,

Just invested in some good earphones, however, my current library of music just doesn't do them justice, I think it might be because of the compression or something.

Is there a way to get really good high quality music on the iPhone?

Thanks
Adam
 
You could always re-rip your CD as ALAC.

Or buy a lineout dock and a portable amp.

What earphones did you get?
 
Most of the music is already MP3. I buy my albums on the internet rather than hard copy. A lot of it is 320 anyway, so will that stay when I convert in iTunes?

I got the Shure SE535
 
Stop using anything less than 256kbps AAC or 320kbps MP3 and/or re-rip your CD library using Apple Lossless/AIFF.
 
If you re-rip your CD's in the highest bitrate for MP3 (320kps), the quality should be quite good.
 
AdamA9 said:
Most of the music is already MP3. I buy my albums on the internet rather than hard copy. A lot of it is 320 anyway, so will that stay when I convert in iTunes?

I got the Shure SE535
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if you really care about audio quality you shouldn't be converting anything that's already an MP3. that said, for the most part i haven't heard much change in iTunes AAC transcoding to save space on my iPhone.
 
peteisanidiot said:
if you really care about audio quality you shouldn't be converting anything that's already an MP3. that said, for the most part i haven't heard much change in iTunes AAC transcoding to save space on my iPhone.
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Do NOT transcode. It's a sure fire way of making your music sound crappy.

Shure SE535 are great headphones! There isn't much you can do if your mp3 are at a certain bitrate already. Crap in, crap out.
 
daneoni said:
Stop using anything less than 256kbps AAC or 320kbps MP3 and/or re-rip your CD library using Apple Lossless/AIFF.
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How do I do this? MOst of my MP3s are 320kbps anyway, I try not to go any less. In future would I be better off buying the CD and then ripping it? The only reason I don't do this is because iTunes and the like is a lot cheaper than CD albums usually
 
How to get the highest possible quality music on the iPhone?
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Stay away from Rap, C&W, and most Easy Listening.
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also consider how you're getting the sound out of the iphone, if you want supreme quality, you shouldn't be using the headphone jack

be sure to get a high quality line out cable to a high quality amp, then plug your shures into the amp
 
walie said:
also consider how you're getting the sound out of the iphone, if you want supreme quality, you shouldn't be using the headphone jack

be sure to get a high quality line out cable to a high quality amp, then plug your shures into the amp
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Cant really take an amp on the train with me 🙂
 
AdamA9 said:
How do I do this? MOst of my MP3s are 320kbps anyway, I try not to go any less. In future would I be better off buying the CD and then ripping it? The only reason I don't do this is because iTunes and the like is a lot cheaper than CD albums usually
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You don't need to buy CDs if you're already buying tracks from iTunes or Amazon (they use 256kbps). What's left is good headphones and/or amp
 
Buy CD's and ripping them in Apple Lossless is still the best way to go. I have a good quality earphones myself (UE-10 Pro) and can clearly hear the difference between 320k .mp3 and Apple lossless .m4a files. I still never buy anything on iTunes or Amazon music because of this.
 
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