wav files are far superior in quality than mp3's, but unfortunatley about 10 times the size as well. wav are so true sounding that it is the common file format used by professional digital recording studios and systems like pro tools. i have found wavlab to be the best program for extraction thus far. i got a cracked version from kazaa. i can hear a serious drop in audio quality with mp3's, but the size is convenient. when properly encoded (for high quality) mp3's are still descent, but wave is the way to go. -mike
Wav files made by most pro audio mastering software is 24 bit whereas CDs are only 16 bit. There's no need to had the bit depth to your CD files. Music Match Jukebox (www.musicmatch.com) does wav and mp3 both serviceably. I can't tell the difference between a 192 kbit mp3 and a 16 bit wav. Truth be told I can't tell much difference between a 160 and 192 kb mp3. Also, it depends on your speakers on your computer--digital or analog, computer speaker or reference monitor, 2 speaker or satellite + sub. I would really suggest going with mp3, you can do greater than 192 kb encoding for piece of mind. Though they say 160 is CD quality and I don't know any one that can tell a 192 from a higher encoded file even side by side. Music match will do any flavor of mp3 (along with wav) you want right from a digital rip of your CD. Why waste the space with wav files. Zach
Its not true taht there is no difference in 160 and 192 compression or higher.It depends on the record.If you have an really good recording with a lot of "room" in it you will hear the difference at once,-250 comes close to CD quality even with good equipment and speakers FK
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