meade916 Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 anyone re-download any ipod songs to the newer format? that 256 bit any better (noticeable) then the 128? Is this the answer for all the mp3 haters out there? Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 interesting Quote you can cook bacon shirtless if you're not a pussy...lol not hatin, but am i wrong here it looks as if the amp is not grounded its hooked directly to the battery. it that the way it should be. DC POWER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsuv Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I can't say it's an end all to the mp3 crappy sound, but it is a step in the right direction. I have some stuff in the higher format and can clearly hear a difference. I just don't know if I want to re-load all my cd's though. Quote Designing, building, and shipping boxes. Yahoo IM - kingsuv00If the listening level is too loud, please inform the driver, so he can promptly pull over, and let you out. not many cars can get me to pluggin my ears but this one.......damn. I mean the first minute is ok but that thing just really starts digging deeper and deeper in your earhole till you cant stand it no more. Seems like it does it with relative ease....16 12's on 8 amps.........gotta love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 i left my ipod in the hoopty, i have no tunes in the hoe AT ALL (except XM and a changer which i dont even know what discs i have LOL). i am "upgrading" my new E40 disc for $4.00 and burning it so i can get some beats....ill let u guys know if i can tell the difference. i havent used a REAL cd in so long Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentb Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 try DLing some lossless audio on torrents Quote New System 2 10" Fi SSD, Sundown 1500d Build I build and design enclosures(cheap price), PM ME Kicker L7 Navigator(plexiglass, fiberglass, aeroport) Build BTL 18" Escalade(plexiglass, battery tray) Build http://www.kentbaudio.com Old System Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbaty1 Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Well, not sure on the overall sound honestly, I try and stay away from iTunes as much as possible. I use a program called Audacity to convert, cut, mix, etc and it has options in there that WAY exceed the normal bit rates, but not sure how well it works when going above 128 bits, starts to create HUGE files anything higher than that. Also, not sure how the software works with these types of programs, but is it really all that plausible that you could take a song that was recorded at a lower bit rate and "up convert" in into a 256 or even a 512 bit rate?? I mean, how does the program know what was "originally" recorded and how to recreate all that lost data??? just something that always kind of confused me. But you guys might want to try Audacity as well, pretty nice little program.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Well, not sure on the overall sound honestly, I try and stay away from iTunes as much as possible. I use a program called Audacity to convert, cut, mix, etc and it has options in there that WAY exceed the normal bit rates, but not sure how well it works when going above 128 bits, starts to create HUGE files anything higher than that. Also, not sure how the software works with these types of programs, but is it really all that plausible that you could take a song that was recorded at a lower bit rate and "up convert" in into a 256 or even a 512 bit rate?? I mean, how does the program know what was "originally" recorded and how to recreate all that lost data??? just something that always kind of confused me. But you guys might want to try Audacity as well, pretty nice little program.... i love itunes personally....i need a album ive been hearing about, there it is and i hve it in a few minutes.....convenient. I dont think Itunes is "upconverting" anything, they are re-offering it at a better bit-rate. You can only upgrade the songs you purchased thru itunes, it isnt going to go thru your entire library of bootleg songs and upconvert them for you or anything like that LOL. as far as quality, id bet $100 bucks that 99.9% of you couldnt tell the difference between a real CD and an Itunes 128mbps song. I hope its a LITTLE noticeable but if not, oh well i needed tunes today anyway Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 try DLing some lossless audio on torrents i honestly dont know how to use torrents...... i was bootleggin' music back in the napster/audio-galaxy days....so much i couldnt even think of anything else i wanted. Ever since then, i just buy them if i want them (unless someoen sends me a song or something). but ya, i dont even have a clue what a torrent is or how it works. (no need to tell me, im not interested either) Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman0978 Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 the time I notice, is if I take the ipod and play a song on the system with it, and then play the same song off of a store bought CD. The volume level isnt near as loud through the ipod as the CD.... there are a few exceptions though. Outkast doesn't seem to have a volume difference from the CD or the ipod... Quote 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser Voo Doo Blue my upgrades and "build" thread. My Kulicki Box Build -Alpine 9887 head unit, KTX-100EQ imprint-( sound quality for dummies! ). - MB Quartz 3.5" in back pillars -Sundown Audio SAX100.4 - JL Audio 3 way 6.5" component set XR653-CSi ( doors and dash ) -JL Audio 2 way Component set XR650CSi - Alpine MRD - M1005 - Alpine Type - R 12" subs -- 2 - 12" s in a Pete kulicki designed box. -Alpine High speed Ipod cable, and KCA-SC100 with Sirius sat. radio -All wiring is Stinger 12 gauge and HPM Level 3 RCAs, KnuKonceptz Kolossus Power and ground and Big done in 1/0, -270 sq. ft. of Damplifier Pro, 36 sq. ft. of Overkill Pro, 6 full sheets of Luxury Liner, and a gallon of spectrum- -2 Powermaster D680 Powercells in back FINALLY !!! I GOT IT METERED ON THE TERMLAB !!! I did a 140.2 at 42 hertz. Shoehorn, BFH, forklift,duct tape and some zip ties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsuv Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 $100 challenge you say :D Seriously though, unless you have a good system to use, most people won't hear a difference. On my systems there is a very slight almost tape like hiss on bad recorded material. I can also hear a bad production job on some newer CD's Quote Designing, building, and shipping boxes. Yahoo IM - kingsuv00If the listening level is too loud, please inform the driver, so he can promptly pull over, and let you out. not many cars can get me to pluggin my ears but this one.......damn. I mean the first minute is ok but that thing just really starts digging deeper and deeper in your earhole till you cant stand it no more. Seems like it does it with relative ease....16 12's on 8 amps.........gotta love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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