In uk.d-i-y, Paul Mc Cann wrote:
In article , january2005
says...
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Well, I got an Ipod for Christmas and my initial enthusiasm has waned
condiderable. CDs I have ripped just don't sound as good on the Ipod as
on the portable CD player.

There are a lot of factors here, including the quality of the
headphones and the file format employed. I wasn't happy with the
default quality from iTunes so I upped it to 192 kbps AAC. I can't
remember what the default was but I get only about two-thirds the
number of tracks as the iPod is rated at. That 50% extra file size
makes a big difference.

I have been using AAC but the highest I can set it in itunes is 128kbps.
How are you getting 192kbps

iTunes 4.6.0.15
Edit: Preferences: Importing: Setting: Custom: Stereo Bit Rate:
....
128 kbps
160 kbps
192 kbps
224 kbps
256 kbps
320 kbps


This is worth a read:

url:http://members.brabant.chello.nl/~m....ompression/com
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I use AAC 192 only for the iPod. My master files, also used for home
listening, are WMA Lossless. On Import, iTunes converts WMA Lossless to
AAC 192 without any fuss.

--
Mike Barnes