Import Music - What File Format Do You Use?

[JayDude132]

So ive been wondering.... What do you guys use when you import CD's into iTunes? I've been using lossless because it sounds so damn good, but it takes up SO much space!

What file format do you guys use when importing?

 

[Blueline29]

For the CDs I care about the most (and will be listening to the most), I go lossless. Otherwise, it's 320 kbps .mp3.

 

[nunes013]

MP4 on iphone so it doesnt hold too much space, but my itunes library is all Apple Lossless

 

[Roessnakhan]

I still do MP3 out of habit.

 

[LoganT]

It used to be 320kbps AAC, but now that I have 32GBs I do Apple Lossless.

 

[kryten3000]

AAC 320kbps. Please add a poll to this thread. Thank you!

 

[eawmp1]

Lossless...on a BIG HD.
On transfer to iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch I use a compressed format.

 

[JayDude132]

It used to be 320kbps AAC, but now that I have 32GBs I do Apple Lossless.

Thats exactly what i'm doing! The AAC didnt sound bad but i could definitely tell a difference when i listened to the lossless version of the same songs. I wish i had a 64GB phone though because i have a feeling between HD video and lossless music files my phone will fill up fast!

Lossless...on a BIG HD.
On transfer to iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch I use a compressed format.

You can have it on your computer as lossless but set it up to be something different as it transfers to your phone? How do you do this? I'm pretty iTunes illiterate lol.

 

[LoganT]

Yeah the 64 GB is going to be the main reason I upgrade to an iPhone 5.

 

[JayDude132]

Yeah the 64 GB is going to be the main reason I upgrade to an iPhone 5.

maybe we will be lucky and for the iphone 5 they will have a 64 and 128GB version

I wouldnt hold my breath, but im sure 64GB will be out.

 

[Vertigo50]

I do 192k MP3. I stick with Mp3 because it is the most compatible with car CD players, DVD players, and others. I don't think there is much difference in quality between AAC and MP3, and that way I can burn an MP3 CD at any time and play it in a lot of different devices. AAC is not the same way.

 

[LoganT]

maybe we will be lucky and for the iphone 5 they will have a 64 and 128GB version

I wouldnt hold my breath, but im sure 64GB will be out.

128 GB is going to be the reason I'll upgrade to the iPhone 6.

 

[JayDude132]

128 GB is going to be the reason I'll upgrade to the iPhone 6.

We need a 1TB iPhone. Lol thatll be the iphone 15.