iPod AAC or MP3?

TrAzE

macrumors newbie

Original poster

Jul 2, 2009

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Milky Way, Local Group

• Jul 25, 2009

• #1

Which is the better format to use and keep my itunes library in? and Why?

 

steve knight

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Jan 28, 2009

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• Jul 25, 2009

• #2

aac is the best quality but takes up a lot of room about 300 megs per cd. mp3 is a lesser quality but takes up far less room.

 

TrAzE

macrumors newbie

Original poster

Jul 2, 2009

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Milky Way, Local Group

• Jul 25, 2009

• #3

Thanks I think I'll keep things in MP3

 

dukebound85

macrumors Core

Jul 17, 2005

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• Jul 25, 2009

• #4

steve knight said:

aac is the best quality but takes up a lot of room about 300 megs per cd. mp3 is a lesser quality but takes up far less room.

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um WRONG at every level......


AAC is better quality for the file size

However, it sounds as if your library is already mp3 so keep it that way as any encoding is as good as the source

all other imports though, use aac

 

steve knight

macrumors 68030

Jan 28, 2009

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• Jul 25, 2009

• #5

dukebound85 said:

um WRONG at every level......


AAC is better quality for the file size

However, it sounds as if your library is already mp3 so keep it that way as any encoding is as good as the source

all other imports though, use aac

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my bad I was thinking apple losssless.

 

dukebound85

macrumors Core

Jul 17, 2005

19,131

4,110

5045 feet above sea level

• Jul 25, 2009

• #6

steve knight said:

my bad I was thinking apple losssless.

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haha then you would be correct!