Would converting all of my 320 Kbps MP3 collection i've downloaded from BeatPort, AudioJelly and TrackItDown to Wave make the sound quality better? is it really that noticeable? or is the only difference the format?

No it wont make it better quality because you cant add something back into a song that just realy isnt there. Anyway, who can tell the difference between 320kbps and wave!?

But if I were to download a wave would there be a huge difference? I mean i don't personally see a huge difference when I converted a few, but would downloading it be different? Hell if it is a big difference then I just wasted alot of money these past few months downloading 320 Kbps MP3s, thinking those would be the best quality you can get, considering no digital store offered Wave files for download (only BeatPort did...but not for download).

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Originally posted by ieko Eh? How's that elitest, I don't like them... it's a personal preference. Has nothing to do with me thinking I'm better or anything... You can convert mp3 to wav, it won't hurt it at all. Although I think you might lose some volume? I'm not sure.

Friend... i am with you on this... i was accused of being an elitist by omega blue for requiring nothing but wavs in my digital collection and yes the sound is better


at home i have pretty decently loud speakers.... the mackie srm 350s and when i mix a wav or vinyl with an mp3 when the speakers are cranked i can tell the difference

i did another test with a wav file i bought... had the wav version playing on one channel and a compressed (320kb) version of the same track on the other channel playing at exactly the same time and i set the gains and eq evenly on both chanels and went back and forth with the crossfader

the mp3 was a little bit louder and harsher and slightly thinner in sound
also on my meters on the mixer... the mp3 was going slightly above 0db
and the wav file did not... remember the gains were exactly the same etc... all control factors held constant

i have nothing against people using mp3s

but personally I (and my fellow "elitist" friend ieko...lol) prefer the wavs

lol alright, no hard feelings :P

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Originally posted by dinoXpress Surf's up! Ride the wav.

Di dum tsss.

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Originally posted by dinoXpress Surf's up! Ride the wav.

im adding that one to my repertoire of lines... nice one

ive played out 3-4 times with 320k mp3s, and they sound fine

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so back on topic..

You guys think that the CDJ 1000s wont be replaced soon with units that have mp3 capability, right? So its not silly to buy a CDJ in the next few months without fear or a newer unit replacing it?

I'm at a crossroads.. do I care more about the convience of 80 tracks on a single disc with the CDJ200, or the added features and universality of the CDJ1000?

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Originally posted by djshtr so back on topic.. You guys think that the CDJ 1000s wont be replaced soon with units that have mp3 capability, right? So its not silly to buy a CDJ in the next few months without fear or a newer unit replacing it? I'm at a crossroads.. do I care more about the convience of 80 tracks on a single disc with the CDJ200, or the added features and universality of the CDJ1000?

I doubt 80 tracks on a CD with be a convience. But yeah for now it doesn't seem like they're going to release an MK3 in the next few months. We'd probably already know about it.

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I would find 80 mp3s on 1 cd annoying. i prefer when u look at the tracklist u wrote or printed seeing less than 10 tracks.. makes it easier for my to decide what to play.

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