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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1633279" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>Hullo Jeff</p><p></p><p>A big welcome to the Forums.</p><p></p><p>As it turns out, we are in a similar age bracket. I am not an acoustics expert, but I do listen to a large and wide range of music.</p><p></p><p>I have experimented with numerous lossy and lossless formats including "studio quality" FLAC files. The bottom line for me was that I couldn't tell the difference even when playing from my iMac through high-end Bose Speakers. The slight exception was MP3, I accept that. But as far as AAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF are concerned—no difference. </p><p></p><p>Remember also, that if you've downloaded a tune from iTunes in the standard format—sure, you can right click on the track and "convert" to Apple Lossless. All you achieve is a bigger file size. You can't create better sound quality if the original source was inferior.</p><p></p><p>So my advice is to stick with what you've got for the most part. If you have MP3-standard music, see if you can find the same tune at AAC or Apple Lossless and re-download.</p><p></p><p>The human ear is the limiting factor in all cases!</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1633279, member: 83420"] Hullo Jeff A big welcome to the Forums. As it turns out, we are in a similar age bracket. I am not an acoustics expert, but I do listen to a large and wide range of music. I have experimented with numerous lossy and lossless formats including "studio quality" FLAC files. The bottom line for me was that I couldn't tell the difference even when playing from my iMac through high-end Bose Speakers. The slight exception was MP3, I accept that. But as far as AAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF are concerned—no difference. Remember also, that if you've downloaded a tune from iTunes in the standard format—sure, you can right click on the track and "convert" to Apple Lossless. All you achieve is a bigger file size. You can't create better sound quality if the original source was inferior. So my advice is to stick with what you've got for the most part. If you have MP3-standard music, see if you can find the same tune at AAC or Apple Lossless and re-download. The human ear is the limiting factor in all cases! Hope this helps. Ian [/QUOTE]
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