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Music format for ripping CD's
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| CGRumler |
I've always considered Windows Media Audio (WMA) to be of lower-quality. However, when ripping music from a CD, which format would you go with if you had to choose between these two:
- Windows Media Audio (Lossless)
- MP3 (320 kbps) |
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| tubularbills |
| what are CDs? |
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| Azz3D |
| As far as I know WMA is not lossless :conf: |
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| Acton |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
what are CDs? |
Apparently they are going to replace cassette tapes, I'm not too sure they will though. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by Acton
Apparently they are going to replace cassette tapes, I'm not to sure they will though. |
talk about lossless! |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
what are CDs? |
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| CGRumler |
| quote: | Originally posted by Azz3D
As far as I know WMA is not lossless :conf: |
Well, I rip my CD's via the Zune software. One of the format options that it gives you to use for ripping is "Windows Media Audio (Lossless)". It says that the bitrate varies between 370 kbps and around 430 kbps.
It definitely offers me the highest amount of quality and will use up the most disk space (which I don't mind at all), but I still have my doubts about WMA.... |
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| Acton |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
talk about lossless! |
:D |
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| Domesticated |
FLAC or WAV would be best, but if you have your heart set on either of those two formats, you have to make a decision.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window...udio_9_Lossless
WMA lossless will preserve the original sound of the file (and will therefore sound better), but MP3 is a more accepted and workable format. |
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| CGRumler |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
FLAC or WAV would be best, but if you have your heart set on either of those two formats, you have to make a decision.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window...udio_9_Lossless
WMA lossless will preserve the original sound of the file (and will therefore sound better), but MP3 is a more accepted and workable format. |
Thanks for this.
I'm mostly just thinking about what format I will be playing my CD's on my Zune. I have my entire music library on my 80 GB Zune, but I'm only using up around 25 GB of that. Most of it is music at or around 198 kbps. I just figure that I have the extra space on it for better audio quality.
But, as far as I know, the Zune players won't playback WAV files (which is absolute madness). |
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| Azz3D |
| Oh I see. I didn't know about the WMV lossless codec :clown: |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by CGRumler
But, as far as I know, the Zune players won't playback WAV files (which is absolute madness). |
Are you serious?! That is whack! |
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