Ipod Question

oldhippie · Oct 9th, 2003, 15:22

I just bought a 40GB Ipod. I like CD quality music (wav) but it takes up a lot of space. How would you guys compare a 320 bitrate MP3 with a Wav file.

Thanks in Advance.

IndyBoy · Oct 9th, 2003, 16:52

From what I've heard, you'll be lucky to tell the difference between a 320 bitrate MP3 and CD quality. Like, you'd need the hearing of a bat!

angelika · Oct 9th, 2003, 17:01

do you use ur IPOD with an apple computer or with an pc?

I work with my pc and the musicmatch-program to put music on my IPOD. I always use the best mp3-rate (like cd-quality).
And for my ears it sounds like the original cd (but maybe I'm already nearly deaf after being too often in clubs and concerts

).

The space you need for this mp3-format is 1 minute of music is about 1 MB.

Have fun with your IPOD (wow 40 GB - I only have 30)

oldhippie · Oct 9th, 2003, 18:10

Thanks Indy. I was thinking of the 320 bitrate.

Angelika
I use a PC and Musicmatch. Thanks.. I might opt for the 320 bitrate. I was about to buy the 30 GB but luckily when I went to the store I saw the 40 GB

india-welcomes.com · Oct 9th, 2003, 18:34

hey oldhippie

how much does is it cost u ...i m plannin to take one ...but its hard to find a good IPOD here in india.

cheers 4 u

oldhippie · Oct 9th, 2003, 19:13

India
I bought one in Hong Kong for HK$3600 (Roughly $480 USD).

I thought Apple sold these in India.

dosa · Oct 9th, 2003, 21:40

I use 256k MP3. I'm not sure if the d to a conversion or the analogue-out on the ipod is good enough to merit higher. It sounds great on headphones but pumping it through my Naim amps reveals its flaws easily.

The downside of high bitrate encodings (as well as memory usage) is shorter battery life as the disk has to spin more. Also the ipod seems to keep the disc spinning continuously if a tune is longer than its 32MB ram cache can take, whereas normally it just bursts the data into ram and shuts down the disc.

Fiski · Oct 9th, 2003, 22:05

Quote:

Originally posted by india-welcomes.com
hey oldhippie

how much does is it cost u ...i m plannin to take one ...but its hard to find a good IPOD here in india.

cheers 4 u

I bought it off Apple web store (30 GB, US$499) though you can get it at a cheaper rate from ebay (at some risk). Many of them ship internationally.

Fiski · Oct 9th, 2003, 22:16

Quote:

Originally posted by dosa
Also the ipod seems to keep the disc spinning continuously if a tune is longer than its 32MB ram cache can take, whereas normally it just bursts the data into ram and shuts down the disc.

I beg to differ here, dosa. I just finished listening to "1984" audio book by George Orwell. It was a single 600 MB mp3 (10 hrs) and my Ipod did a fantastic job streaming it in just 2 sessions. During the entire process, IPod spun the disk only after exhausting its cache (and that too just for a couple of seconds) and then quitely streamed it from there like a good boy. Talk about efficiency

hit · Oct 10th, 2003, 07:08

Regarding bitrates, many people encode at 128 kbits. that is a bit low and there is noticeable quality loss. encoding at 192 is generally ok in terms of quality and file size. you may also consider vbr (variable bit rate) encoding.

i think that musicmatch's software is pretty crummy. other options are available including ephpod, which is free.
also, apple is supposed to announce itunes for windows next week.

all of the above is my nerdy opinion.

-hit

oldhippie · Oct 12th, 2003, 16:02

Thanks to all of you for your valuable input. Hit - I can't wait for itunes PC. Musicmatch is truly a crappy program and I actually paid for it.

Oct 9th, 2003, 15:22	#1
oldhippie Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 412	Ipod Question I just bought a 40GB Ipod. I like CD quality music (wav) but it takes up a lot of space. How would you guys compare a 320 bitrate MP3 with a Wav file. Thanks in Advance.

Oct 9th, 2003, 18:10	#4
oldhippie Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 412	Thanks Indy. I was thinking of the 320 bitrate. Angelika I use a PC and Musicmatch. Thanks.. I might opt for the 320 bitrate. I was about to buy the 30 GB but luckily when I went to the store I saw the 40 GB __________________ Too Many Gandus, Too Few Bullets.

Oct 10th, 2003, 07:08	#10
hit Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: oakland Posts: 11	Ipod resources Regarding bitrates, many people encode at 128 kbits. that is a bit low and there is noticeable quality loss. encoding at 192 is generally ok in terms of quality and file size. you may also consider vbr (variable bit rate) encoding. i think that musicmatch's software is pretty crummy. other options are available including ephpod, which is free. also, apple is supposed to announce itunes for windows next week. all of the above is my nerdy opinion. -hit

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IndyBoy Wandering fool Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NE UK Posts: 146	From what I've heard, you'll be lucky to tell the difference between a 320 bitrate MP3 and CD quality. Like, you'd need the hearing of a bat!

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angelika Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Munich - Germany Posts: 109	do you use ur IPOD with an apple computer or with an pc? I work with my pc and the musicmatch-program to put music on my IPOD. I always use the best mp3-rate (like cd-quality). And for my ears it sounds like the original cd (but maybe I'm already nearly deaf after being too often in clubs and concerts ). The space you need for this mp3-format is 1 minute of music is about 1 MB. Have fun with your IPOD (wow 40 GB - I only have 30)

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india-welcomes.com Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: INDIA Posts: 100	hey oldhippie how much does is it cost u ...i m plannin to take one ...but its hard to find a good IPOD here in india. cheers 4 u

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oldhippie Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 412	India I bought one in Hong Kong for HK$3600 (Roughly $480 USD). I thought Apple sold these in India.

Oct 9th, 2003, 21:40	#7
dosa Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 8	I use 256k MP3. I'm not sure if the d to a conversion or the analogue-out on the ipod is good enough to merit higher. It sounds great on headphones but pumping it through my Naim amps reveals its flaws easily. The downside of high bitrate encodings (as well as memory usage) is shorter battery life as the disk has to spin more. Also the ipod seems to keep the disc spinning continuously if a tune is longer than its 32MB ram cache can take, whereas normally it just bursts the data into ram and shuts down the disc.

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oldhippie Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 412	Thanks to all of you for your valuable input. Hit - I can't wait for itunes PC. Musicmatch is truly a crappy program and I actually paid for it.

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