Hmmm! iTunes became the largest music download store in the world on the back of MP3 ( AAC was not supported in iTunes until V4 in 2004 ) so if that's the case then most people are quite happy to spend money on and listen to rubbish - including me. Yes ACC is technically better and it makes little sense not to use it if the devices in question support it.
I have a HiFi at home where the cartridge in my turntable costs more than most people would pay for their entire music system, but that doesn't mean that I think MP3 is rubbish. AIFF is rubbish if you want to listen on an iPod as you'd have no room left for more than a few albums - it's about the user's personal requirements, both sonically and practically I'd wager. And of course there are many HiFi folk who think that CD/AIFF is rubbish and that Vinyl is The Only One True Way(tm). :-) I had an issue of HiFi News and Record Review where Ivor Tiefenbrun, the founder of Linn Products, memorably said that "The only emotion one experiences when listening to Beethoven on a CD is irritation". Stephen On 25 Mar 2010, at 10:01, Jason Davies wrote: > MP3 is rubbish sound quality. Use AAC. > > On 25 Mar 2010, at 07:22, andrew lancaster wrote: > >> Hi. Wiretap Pro created AIFF files. Your suggestion of right clicking gave >> me the option to create MP3 files which have come out as MPEG files - >> hopefully they'll play! Also, in Preferences, I've been able to select >> "create MP3 files" so future recordings SHOULD be OK! > "Efficiency is just Business As Usual in disguise" - Stephen Watson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
