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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/19/2007 : 05:46:48
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I got my brand new 80GB ipod off Ebay for £197 delivered (with postal insurance).
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2007 : 05:48:44
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Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
they say you shouldn't wear the earphones they come with anyway. Unless you want to get mugged.
Simon, Creatives don't have an 80GB video version do they?
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
They have a 60GB one. More than enough.
http://www.myspace.com/monkeyhelperband http://www.myspace.com/imnimrodsson (my personal myspace page)
But it costs more than my 80GB ipod did.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2007 : 05:09:51
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It's more than that I am sure. They cost more than that on Ebay.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2007 : 04:52:58
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But for £9 more I got an extra 20GB.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/21/2007 : 10:06:09
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
But for £9 more I got an extra 20GB.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
I don't think we're going to agree on this one. But I would still rather get the Creative, I have more faith in them... And I'm not sure if the new iPod's have improved the video or not, as the 30gb ones weren't as good as the Creative ones.
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 03/21/2007 : 17:43:24
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i ended up getting a nano for my b day. the first thing i was looking for was something i could work out with....it was really sweet b/c my husband personalized it for me. now my life of being addicted to an ipod begins...
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2007 : 17:53:07
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Does it say "bluefinger" in small blue letters on the back?
Grand Marnier and a pocketful of speed. We did it all day until we started to bleed. |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
5305 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2007 : 18:45:25
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hehehe... it says: to my rockstar wife
happy 33rd -xoxoxo
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2007 : 04:22:49
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Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
But for £9 more I got an extra 20GB.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
And I'm not sure if the new iPod's have improved the video or not,
http://www.myspace.com/monkeyhelperband http://www.myspace.com/imnimrodsson (my personal myspace page)
60% birghter/clearer display.
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
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Posted - 03/22/2007 : 18:23:00
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cant stand ipods, a waste of time and money. I got the 30gb Vision:m ccreative and its ace.
regarding haedphones - i ahve stupid ears. I have spent £30-£40 a time (about 4 times!)on amazing earphones that dont stay in my ears/fit uncomfortably. I have now i thin foudn ones that will fit..they cost like 5 quid. typical
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/23/2007 : 12:43:01
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Hey Mel, good to see you about! And yeah, the Vision 30gb rules! About headphones, and I've heard this said of the iPod too, the ones that come with the Vision are pretty rubbish, but I go through headphones so quickly (the ones you pop in your ears), I thought I might as well wait until they break before I replace them... I keep on losing the foam things though, quite annoying. Although I saw on ebuyer the other day that you can buy replacement ones, really cheap, but postage is probably a killer! ;)
http://www.myspace.com/monkeyhelperband http://www.myspace.com/imnimrodsson (my personal myspace page) |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 04/24/2007 : 18:18:51
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Apple didn't take into account that in Canada its cold most of the time and it doesn't work so well with gloves on.
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prozacrat
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 04/25/2007 : 01:47:45
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Apple probably just didn't take CANADA into account. ;)
"Wait. Hold on. This is where the Pixies draw the line. We don't do the beach ball thing." - Frank |
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OLDMANOTY
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
469 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 02:21:33
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I've only had an mp3 player for a few months. It's a Sony one, 2GB with 'ear canal' phones (bought seperately) and the sound quality is amazing. I shopped around and nearly everywhere I went was discouraged from buying an iPod, and I'm glad I didn't - they're more expensive, need a battery and I doubt would sound better than what I've got.
I thought 2GB would be fine for me but all this talk of 30GB and above is making me envious!
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 04:53:32
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I have heard some terrible reviews of Sony MP3 players online. I was surprised because their products are usually very good.
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SPEEDYMARIEGONZALES
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Posted - 04/25/2007 : 11:40:12
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Brackish
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Posted - 04/25/2007 : 13:54:21
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| My iPod is new enough that the battery life hasn't been an issue yet. The thing that bothers me about listening to music on the iPod is that iTunes really seems to change the mix. Backing vocal tracks are suddenly was too high in the mix. Guitar tracks that were mixed into the background are suddenly just as loud as the main guitar track. On first listen, this is actually kinda cool, it's like you get to see behind the scenes to what the tracks sounded like before they were mixed. But after awhile I tend to miss the version of the mix that was the artist's intent. Also annoying: when using shuffle it really brings out the vast difference in mastering. One song is loud, the next song is quiet. The mastering engineers of this world need to all get together and decide how loud a CD should be. Jeez! |
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2007 : 14:12:42
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Just bought an 80gb ipod - first one ever for me.
I've hooked it up with a JBL Radial speaker system as a kitchen 'micro' system. Bit picky when it comes to audio quality (main house stereo required a mortgage to purchase) so quite pleased with the overall sound. The JBL speaker looks like a funky minature Stargate:-
After reading some of the comments above hoping my ipod lasts the distance. Unlikely to travel with it so it may lead a protected life.
Totally new to the ipod world I'm ashamed to say. Love the shuffle song feature. Interesting when you get a Dead Kennedy's - Divine Comedy - Slayer - Dean Martin combo! |
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Jefrey
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 04/25/2007 : 22:37:34
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Originally posted by coastline
How many damned iPods does Apple expect me to buy over the course of my lifetime? Argh. I bought one four years ago, and it died after two years. So I bought another one. And now this one has died, two years after I bought it. I could go spend another $350 or whatever and get another, but is it just going to die in two years? I've loved my iPods, and I'm a complete Apple nut, but this is insane.
Thanks for letting me rant.
 Please pardon me, for these my wrongs.
Is it dieing cause it's broken, or the battery? You know you can replace the battery for a lot cheaper than buying a new one.
On the other hand, how long have you ever really kept a personal music player? Something new and better always comes out every couple years.
Just trying to understand your complaint.
the cool thing for me is I got the Monster iCruze installed in my car, which was ridiculously expensive. But the cool thing is my 2nd generation iPod can live on forever in my glovebox.
I got a nano, and it's awesome for working out/running/biking. A must-have! It just hangs around your neck and you can't even feel it.
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 04/25/2007 : 22:55:55
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my wife has a small 1GB sony mp3 player.
it annoys me.
the main reason i love my 40GB iriver so much is that it comes up as purely a external disc drive when i plug it onto my 'puter and i can just drag and drop anything and everything on it, while the sony has this terrible little piece of software that you have to use....it all means a pain in the ass.
does the big creative player have specific software or just drag&drop?
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 04/25/2007 : 23:09:16
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Originally posted by Jefrey
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Originally posted by coastline
How many damned iPods does Apple expect me to buy over the course of my lifetime? Argh. I bought one four years ago, and it died after two years. So I bought another one. And now this one has died, two years after I bought it. I could go spend another $350 or whatever and get another, but is it just going to die in two years? I've loved my iPods, and I'm a complete Apple nut, but this is insane.
Thanks for letting me rant.
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs.
Is it dieing cause it's broken, or the battery? You know you can replace the battery for a lot cheaper than buying a new one.
On the other hand, how long have you ever really kept a personal music player? Something new and better always comes out every couple years.
Just trying to understand your complaint.
the cool thing for me is I got the Monster iCruze installed in my car, which was ridiculously expensive. But the cool thing is my 2nd generation iPod can live on forever in my glovebox.
I got a nano, and it's awesome for working out/running/biking. A must-have! It just hangs around your neck and you can't even feel it.
== jeffamerica ==
Since my iPod "died" a couple months ago, I've been able to revive it and get a little more life out of it. Then I thought it died again, and yet I've managed to milk it for some more life. The problem is the hard drive, not the battery, though the battery is coming into play now. I've dropped it several times in its two-year life, and that has led to it being corrupted at times. Several times, I've had to restore it via iTunes and then reload all my music. I hate waiting for that process to finish (it takes a couple hours). Anyway, the hard-drive issues lead to more than usual battery usage, so that's a problem. Luckily, I've had a nano as a backup all this time, and that's come in very handy. I've come to realize I listen to the same two or three albums over and over most of the time, so a nano pretty much does the trick for me. I prefer having my entire music collection at my fingertips -- especially when I'm talking music with a friend and want to demonstrate what I'm talking about -- but the nano is fine if that's all I have working.
I can't believe somebody (speedymariegonzales) has been using the same player for seven years. It must have tiny memory, since the older ones didn't have much. Makes me wonder if I need to buy a Creative player.
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OLDMANOTY
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 04/26/2007 : 01:53:17
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I have heard some terrible reviews of Sony MP3 players online. I was surprised because their products are usually very good.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
I think the most common complaints have been related to the SonicStage software more than the players themselves. I had problems with it to start with but it seems fine now.
Mine's only a basic mp3 player but for 70 quid I'm more than impressed with it.
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Jefrey
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 04/26/2007 : 02:20:12
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I have heard some terrible reviews of Sony MP3 players online. I was surprised because their products are usually very good.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
The software and documentation and DRMish stuff for any of the Sony music players is some of the worst I've ever seen in the history of software and documentation. I'm not joking.
The hardware is not the problem, it's getting it to actually do what you want it to do.
I had such infuriating experiences with Sony music products that I now go out of my way not to buy anything at all from them if possible.
I've had very crappy experiences with Creative int he past as well.
To sum up, with what I've wasted on Sony and Creative crap, I could've bought 3 or 4 iPods or other Apple products that at least worked and didn't just sit on a shelf somewhere gathering dust and pissing me off.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 04/26/2007 : 02:34:20
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My Creative has been the Volkswagen of mp3 players. Does its job with German efficiency and lasts forever.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/26/2007 : 04:55:40
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Originally posted by benji
my wife has a small 1GB sony mp3 player.
it annoys me.
the main reason i love my 40GB iriver so much is that it comes up as purely a external disc drive when i plug it onto my 'puter and i can just drag and drop anything and everything on it, while the sony has this terrible little piece of software that you have to use....it all means a pain in the ass.
all i can say, thank god for polio! brian
I thought that until I actually got an Ipod. I find itunes very easy to use. Maybe the older versions were more of a pain, but the latest version is good.
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 07:06:29
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by benji
my wife has a small 1GB sony mp3 player.
it annoys me.
the main reason i love my 40GB iriver so much is that it comes up as purely a external disc drive when i plug it onto my 'puter and i can just drag and drop anything and everything on it, while the sony has this terrible little piece of software that you have to use....it all means a pain in the ass.
all i can say, thank god for polio! brian
I thought that until I actually got an Ipod. I find itunes very easy to use. Maybe the older versions were more of a pain, but the latest version is good.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
The only thing I've found a bit odd is iTunes missing album art. For example no art for 'Never mind the bollocks..' and a couple of Stereolab albums so far. I can't seem to acquire art from elsewhere because my files are uncompressed. |
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50 Pence
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 11:53:36
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I second creative. I have a really old 20gb zen touch, battered around like hell but still works fine! I also have some nice Grado SR60's to accompany them, great sound.
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Jefrey
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 04/27/2007 : 12:25:12
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Originally posted by bedrock_barney
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by benji
my wife has a small 1GB sony mp3 player.
it annoys me.
the main reason i love my 40GB iriver so much is that it comes up as purely a external disc drive when i plug it onto my 'puter and i can just drag and drop anything and everything on it, while the sony has this terrible little piece of software that you have to use....it all means a pain in the ass.
all i can say, thank god for polio! brian
I thought that until I actually got an Ipod. I find itunes very easy to use. Maybe the older versions were more of a pain, but the latest version is good.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
The only thing I've found a bit odd is iTunes missing album art. For example no art for 'Never mind the bollocks..' and a couple of Stereolab albums so far. I can't seem to acquire art from elsewhere because my files are uncompressed.
If it's not in the iTunes music store, the art won't show up. If you want everything to have art, just go to amazon.com and find the album. Highlight all the album tracks in iTunes and right click and pick Info. you can then just drag and drop the artwork into the box and hit OK, et viola.
Might take an hour or so, but it's pretty easy to find the ones that are missing.
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 04/28/2007 : 01:12:16
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Originally posted by Jefrey
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Originally posted by bedrock_barney
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by benji
my wife has a small 1GB sony mp3 player.
it annoys me.
the main reason i love my 40GB iriver so much is that it comes up as purely a external disc drive when i plug it onto my 'puter and i can just drag and drop anything and everything on it, while the sony has this terrible little piece of software that you have to use....it all means a pain in the ass.
all i can say, thank god for polio! brian
I thought that until I actually got an Ipod. I find itunes very easy to use. Maybe the older versions were more of a pain, but the latest version is good.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
The only thing I've found a bit odd is iTunes missing album art. For example no art for 'Never mind the bollocks..' and a couple of Stereolab albums so far. I can't seem to acquire art from elsewhere because my files are uncompressed.
If it's not in the iTunes music store, the art won't show up. If you want everything to have art, just go to amazon.com and find the album. Highlight all the album tracks in iTunes and right click and pick Info. you can then just drag and drop the artwork into the box and hit OK, et viola.
Might take an hour or so, but it's pretty easy to find the ones that are missing.
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Thanks for the advice but still can't get it to work due to the fact that 99% of my audio files are in WAV format. I'm ok with the few mp3 tracks that I have but WAV tracks are a no go area although i can get art onto WAV tracks if iTunes happens to be selling the album.
Quirky glitch or is there a higher meanign behind this?
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Jefrey
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 04/28/2007 : 01:43:28
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A higher meaning I don't know...but doesn't WAV take up massive amounts of space for very little gain? I'm skeptical that anyone can tell the difference between a 192 or 256 mp3 or AAC file over a WAV, especially if you're listening on an iPod or in your car.
I know some people are very picky about fidelity, and I can't argue anyone out of thinking they can tell the difference, but there have been many blind tests involving legendary recording and mastering engineers, and they were wrong more than half the time...
I started with all my stuff in WAV, but after deciding I couldn't tell the difference, I down converted everything and save 1/5th the drive space and went with 192/48k mp3s.
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 04/28/2007 : 02:17:13
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Originally posted by Jefrey
A higher meaning I don't know...but doesn't WAV take up massive amounts of space for very little gain? I'm skeptical that anyone can tell the difference between a 192 or 256 mp3 or AAC file over a WAV, especially if you're listening on an iPod or in your car.
I know some people are very picky about fidelity, and I can't argue anyone out of thinking they can tell the difference, but there have been many blind tests involving legendary recording and mastering engineers, and they were wrong more than half the time...
I started with all my stuff in WAV, but after deciding I couldn't tell the difference, I down converted everything and save 1/5th the drive space and went with 192/48k mp3s.
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I can understand the audio argument regarding listening on the hoof or in the car - probably no need to worry about mp3 v WAV in those circumstances. I won't be using it in these environments though.
I'm now spoilt as I saved up and bought an expensive hi fi set up a couple of years ago (north of £2,000). It was a revelation when I hooked it all up for the first time. Listening on most other sources is now a disappointment.
The ipod/JBL set up is pretty decent using WAV files. Haven't actually tried a compressed file but will do soon out of curiosity. Not bothered about disk space as I've bought the 80gb version - room for 2,000 songs which is enough for me.
Interestingly I've a friend who is a front of house sound engineer and has toured with quite a few well known bands. He never compresses his files when transferring onto his ipod. He assures me that he can tell the difference - he's got better ears than me!
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 04/28/2007 : 03:10:09
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My wife bought a little 2GB iPod nano. Pffft.
I still stand by my circa '00 6GB Creative Nomad.
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kelladwella
= Cult of Ray =
Germany
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Posted - 04/28/2007 : 07:51:14
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Originally posted by bedrock_barney
Interestingly I've a friend who is a front of house sound engineer and has toured with quite a few well known bands. He never compresses his files when transferring onto his ipod. He assures me that he can tell the difference - he's got better ears than me!
That may be good for the sound quality, but is really, really bad for the battery. And since that is not the iPod's strong feature, I would always prefer a compressed format. |
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