wouldn't buy albums on iTunes anyway
Although I'm not an audiophile, and I appreciate 128kbs on my iPod to save space (who cares with crappy earphones?), since having heard the crush of 256kbs compared to lossless CD rips, I have to say that I've reversed my earlier stance on downloading from iTunes. I still purchase the odd track here and there. But, whereas before I'd download a whole album, now if I think that there's enough tracks of interest I'll buy the CD and then rip that to my Mac.
So, for the few Beatles tracks worth my time, I'm sure there's a few CDs out there.
Seriously Steve/Apple, if you want iTunes to be taken more seriously, you need to offer top audio quality.
Although I'm not an audiophile, and I appreciate 128kbs on my iPod to save space (who cares with crappy earphones?), since having heard the crush of 256kbs compared to lossless CD rips, I have to say that I've reversed my earlier stance on downloading from iTunes. I still purchase the odd track here and there. But, whereas before I'd download a whole album, now if I think that there's enough tracks of interest I'll buy the CD and then rip that to my Mac.
So, for the few Beatles tracks worth my time, I'm sure there's a few CDs out there.
Seriously Steve/Apple, if you want iTunes to be taken more seriously, you need to offer top audio quality.