Music files don't transfer at the same quality as your computer????

[jsanche6]

Did you guys notice that music files from your computer aren't the same quality as the music on your iPhone or iPod???? I'm listening to a song on my iMac and it has alot more detail than the same song when played on my iPod. I hear more detail on my Imac, do you guys know why that is???

 

[doobi18]

The music files are identical.

The hardware is obviously different, and thus process the sound differently, leading to slightly different sounds.

Two other big variables are the headphones/speakers you are using and the equaliser preset.

If everything else is equal, I actually tend to prefer the warmer sound i get from my iPhone for most music (with IEMs) than from my Mac.

I guess everyone has their own distinct taste though!



//doobi18

 

[jsanche6]

The music files are identical.

The hardware is obviously different, and thus process the sound differently, leading to slightly different sounds.

Two other big variables are the headphones/speakers you are using and the equaliser preset.

If everything else is equal, I actually tend to prefer the warmer sound i get from my iPhone for most music (with IEMs) than from my Mac.

I guess everyone has their own distinct taste though!



//doobi18

Do you think it might be that the iMac has a better headphone jack? because the headphone jack on the iMac is optical/ regular headphone jack. and the iphone jack is just a regular headphone jack.

 

[The Admiral]

are you using the same headphones on each device?

 

[Michael CM1]

If you're listening to this through different speakers or headphones on the two devices, I swear I'm gonna smack you for such a dumb question.

Otherwise, you could just be hearing things (or trying to hear things like I do sometimes). The iMac's jack should be a higher quality if either one is just because it costs more than an iPhone/iPod, but there probably isn't much difference.

 

[Kahnyl]

Could just be a difference between the equilizer settings in your iTunes and the equilizer preset on your phone.

 

[pauld]

or that "sound enhancer" is cranked up on the iMac.

 

[jsanche6]

If you're listening to this through different speakers or headphones on the two devices, I swear I'm gonna smack you for such a dumb question.

Otherwise, you could just be hearing things (or trying to hear things like I do sometimes). The iMac's jack should be a higher quality if either one is just because it costs more than an iPhone/iPod, but there probably isn't much difference.

I'm obviously using the same headphones to test 2 different music players. I'm using some Bose headphones on both my iMac and my iPhone 3G and the quality on the iMac file is much much better than the quality on my iPhone. It's the same file obviously but I think it transfers at a lower quality because it might be compressed.

 

[jsanche6]

or that "sound enhancer" is cranked up on the iMac.

Oh yeah all the conditions are the same equalizer same volume enhancer same everything. Is there anyway to post a song so u guys could see what I'm talking about?

 

[Ubuntu]

If you're listening to this through different speakers or headphones on the two devices, I swear I'm gonna smack you for such a dumb question.

Must be pretty dumb of you to swear that you're gonna smack someone on the internet.