regalma1 wrote: > Before I plunge into this I will be doing some A-B compartive listening. > If I can't hear the difference then I won't bother. The little bit I > have done so far with the SqueezeBox indicates to me that there is a > brittleness or shrillness with MP3 at highest bit rate that isn't there > with the Apple losseless. The lossless also seems to be more dynamic and > clearer. I find the shrillness especially unpleasant. I've never > completely bought into CDs for just that reason, though they have > gotten much, much better.
Personally, I wouldn't bother with lossless for in-car audio. For a start, unless you spend a shedload of cash, your in-car audio system is not likely to be of audiophile quality. Even if it is, the listening position is likely to be sub-optimal, i.e. sat to one side (unless you have a McLaren F1!). And all this is before you even turn the key, at which point you have engine noise to contend with. Then, when you move off, you have road noise, wind noise, transmission noise, etc. etc. I'm fairly picky about my audio (Electroacoustics degree, worked as sound engineer, have transporter, use flac at home, etc. etc.) but I am perfectly happy with the mp3 format encoded by lame at using --preset standard. In fact, this scenario was the reason for my writing my flac2mp3 script [1] which converts my flac library to mp3 format purely for use on my 60GB iPod photo which I mainly use in-car. R. [1] http://robinbowes.com/projects/flac2mp3 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
