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iTunes compressed AAC sounds like a$$...
Hello everyone!
I recently signed up here to tranceaddict.com because I am a lover of electronic music. I am curious to see who else agrees with me that listening to music in uncompressed audio formats such as WAV and AIFF REALLY makes a difference when it comes to sound quality, regardless of the song you are listening to. I've been using iTunes for almost 5 years, and it's only been since recently that I've discovered how much money I've wasted (well, not entirely "wasted") on the crappy AAC music the iTunes store has to offer. Beatport and Discogs are far more efficient music stores. I am just a bit peeved, because some of the music I want isn't available in uncompressed formats. I'm assuming that because iTunes is so mainstream, most people don't care about sound quality, seeing as iTunes can fool you into thinking their music doesn't suck with their HQ store previews (God help those who get their music with the YouTube converter).
I'm sure everyone already knows this, but it's a real bummer when you finally figure out that you've been sorta ripped off for a long time.
Re: iTunes compressed AAC sounds like a$$...
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| Originally posted by kirbydoo Hello everyone! I recently signed up here to tranceaddict.com because I am a lover of electronic music. I am curious to see who else agrees with me that listening to music in uncompressed audio formats such as WAV and AIFF REALLY makes a difference when it comes to sound quality, regardless of the song you are listening to. I've been using iTunes for almost 5 years, and it's only been since recently that I've discovered how much money I've wasted (well, not entirely "wasted") on the crappy AAC music the iTunes store has to offer. Beatport and Discogs are far more efficient music stores. I am just a bit peeved, because some of the music I want isn't available in uncompressed formats. I'm assuming that because iTunes is so mainstream, most people don't care about sound quality, seeing as iTunes can fool you into thinking their music doesn't suck with their HQ store previews (God help those who get their music with the YouTube converter). I'm sure everyone already knows this, but it's a real bummer when you finally figure out that you've been sorta ripped off for a long time. |
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| Originally posted by movingincircles I have WAV + AAC on several albums, I can't hear the difference. I listen to them with http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_...iophileQ40.html and http://www.logitech.com/en-us/ue/ue...ces/TripleFi-10 (whether they're good or not, I don't know). |
shit man I bought 2 albums off the iTunes store back in 2005, and those were copy protected .m4a files that you needed to log in to listen to. Can't even copy them to another drive. Total waste of time and money.
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| Originally posted by meriter shit man I bought 2 albums off the iTunes store back in 2005, and those were copy protected .m4a files that you needed to log in to listen to. Can't even copy them to another drive. Total waste of time and money. |
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| Originally posted by meriter shit man I bought 2 albums off the iTunes store back in 2005, and those were copy protected .m4a files that you needed to log in to listen to. Can't even copy them to another drive. Total waste of time and money. |
Meriter, I'm sure that sucked for you. I hate DRM with a passion.
Also, to Eurofix, I'm sure it does. I remember when I was younger, my household used to play CDs, and I always wondered why it sounded better than when I'd use my iHome (which I retired long ago).
It's kind of obvious why that is, now. 
What kind of music do you listen to?
I tunes is totally shit. Apple products are mostly overrated commercial hype.
Adam420, I'm picky. I listen to all different kinds of music, but I'm mainly into electro house, indie dance/nu disco, and trance, of course. I think that electronic music is the most advanced form of music.
Salegon, I agree with you. I just use iTunes so I have a place to store my music on my computer. I'm sorta moving on from it now.
Apple products are mostly overrated commercial hype.
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| Originally posted by kirbydoo I think that electronic music is the most advanced form of music. |
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| Originally posted by kirbydoo I think that electronic music is the most advanced form of music. |
lolitunes. AAC is shit. Real men listen to FLAC.
I don't like AAC but as far as I'm concerned, the 256 AAC they sell is the same quality as 320 mp3s?
proprietary media formats are a crime against humanity
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| Originally posted by Chimney lolitunes. AAC is shit. Real men listen to FLAC. |
Got to be trolling.
Or 12.
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| Originally posted by Lews Got to be trolling. Or 12. |
this fucking thread is awful
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| Originally posted by meriter this fucking thread is awful |
im automatically subscribing to threads now so everytime someone posts something I get an email and god this one has just been a depressing few days. Nothing interesting happened.
You live in Boston?
Are you asian?
How old are you?
Personally, I think 56kbps is the way to go. I rip all my music off of youtube in the 56kbps format.
Judging on the nature of some of the threads on this website, I was just waiting for someone to come in and say something irrelevant like "Are you Asian?".
I suppose this thread is done. Thanks for your opinions people!
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| Originally posted by kirbydoo Are you referring to the person who claimed that "real men listen to FLAC"? I would hope so, seeing as I am just making a point in this forum. |
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