iTunes encoding quality

[Jadey]

I couldn't vote! I encode at 64 bit to stuff more into my rio

[2001pass-var]

"If anyone cares (probably not, but I'll say it anyways ) LP records still sound better than CD's. "

I couldn't agree with you more!

[beef]

Originally posted by 2001pass-var
"If anyone cares (probably not, but I'll say it anyways ) LP records still sound better than CD's. "

I couldn't agree with you more!

and tubes are better!

[GadgetLover]

Originally posted by beef


and tubes are better!

Yes, vacuum tubes DO rock.


Ok folks, so it looks like I'm going to re-encode ALL my CD's (that's a lot) at 192k (or 224k). Wadda ya think?

[Myke]

Beef - re your comments about the EL63's - I have heard the new Quads and I don't think they are as good. Perhaps I'd get used to them if I had them at home for long enough ...

I'm not certain but I think that Quad continues to make the EL63 - mine aren't that old.

Hardcore HiFi fans prefer the original Quad electrostatics!

Couldn't agree more about valves (as we quaint oldworlders call them!)

[beef]

Originally posted by Myke
Beef - re your comments about the EL63's - I have heard the new Quads and I don't think they are as good. Perhaps I'd get used to them if I had them at home for long enough ...

I'm not certain but I think that Quad continues to make the EL63 - mine aren't that old.

Hardcore HiFi fans prefer the original Quad electrostatics!

Couldn't agree more about valves (as we quaint oldworlders call them!)

hmm... interesting... I knew there were shops that does repair, etc, for the original EL63's... but I wasn't aware that Quad still made those...

I guess I'd give Santa a call

and... yea... I have to agree... unless you can audition things at your own home for awhile... it's really hard to see how things fit in...

[Jadey]

Tubes don't actually sound better, they have more resonance, and if you prefer more resonance in your music, you're going to enjoy tubes more. It's subjective.

[Myke]

I'm not sure what Jadey means by "resonance" - but I think it's a little more complex than that!

All the same it is true there's no 'right' answer in HiFi. The distortions involved in the recording process - such as the aural signature of microphones, the ambience of the recording environment, the 'mix' and so on - mean that you never get to hear the original sound.

But - so what? Good HiFi is still a joy to listen to.

By the way, Beef, I think you may be confusing the EL63's, which came out in the 80's, with the original Quad speakers which were made in the 60's.

The EL63's were definately on sale a couple of years ago when I last looked, alongside Quad's latest speakers, the name/number of which escape me.

Incidentally, can anyone explain why my G4/733 has an analogue audio output, but no input? I find the output pretty good, apart from a low level hum problem (I mean very low level)

However, using a music card like Protools Digi001 puts the Mac up there with the most expensive of HIFI.