MP3 to AAC difference?

funkdabeat · funkdabeat #1 (**permalink**)

03-07-2010, 09:04 PM

I have an itunes library which has 1084 songs all mp3, would there be any benefit in converting all of them to AAC? Would there be any difference in quality?

Thanks =]

Kevriano · Kevriano #2 (**permalink**)

03-08-2010, 09:39 AM

Nope. If you are importing from CD, it is generally considered that AAC is slightly better sounding than MP3, but converting MP3 is a big no no. You are basically creating a transcode, which is always bad.
Basically taking a compressed format and re-compressing it to another in other words.

chas_m · chas_m #3 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 05:32 AM

Kev makes it sound like its illegal or something.

You can certainly convert the files if you wish, but there's no advantage to doing so, and as Kev says re-compressing just causes more quality loss. Just leave the MP3s as they are (or re-rip them from CD if you like).

Kevriano · Kevriano #4 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chas_m

Kev makes it sound like its illegal or something.

Not intentionally!

funkdabeat · funkdabeat #5 (**permalink**)

03-10-2010, 01:53 AM

Yeah i made my library triple in size so ill just use MP3 thanks guys for your help =]

funkdabeat #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 06, 2009 Posts: 111 Mac Specs: Mac Mini 2010 2.4GHz, 8GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 320M	03-07-2010, 09:04 PM I have an itunes library which has 1084 songs all mp3, would there be any benefit in converting all of them to AAC? Would there be any difference in quality? Thanks =] Hacking - Doing what the developers couldn't.
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funkdabeat #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 06, 2009 Posts: 111 Mac Specs: Mac Mini 2010 2.4GHz, 8GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 320M	03-10-2010, 01:53 AM Yeah i made my library triple in size so ill just use MP3 thanks guys for your help =] Hacking - Doing what the developers couldn't.
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