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Apple Unveils Higher Quality DRM-Free Music on the
iTunes Store DRM-Free Songs from EMI Available on
iTunes for $1.29 in May CUPERTINO, California
Music¹s entire digital catalog of music will be
available for purchase DRM-free (without digital
rights management) from the iTunes® Store
(www.itunes.com) worldwide in May. DRM-free tracks
from EMI will be offered at higher quality 256 kbps
AAC encoding, resulting in audio quality
indistinguishable from the original recording
As Arny will confirm, 256 kbs is definitely
distinguishable in mp3. How does AAC perform at this
bitrate?
Allegedly AAC is up to twice as efficient as MP3 in its
use of bandwidth. IOW 256 kbps MP3 = 128 kbps AAC. In
reality, AAC is better, but not *that* much better.
Evidence, Arny.
What's unclear about *allegedly*?
What is unclear about it is that is not the opinion in
question....the opinion is "In reality, AAC is better,
but not *that* much better". Don't play dumb, Arny.
Actually Harry, it is you who are playing dumb, or at least
poorly-informed.
The comparison between AAC and MP3 was discussed some years ago on RAO by
JJ, who was instrumental in running the MPEG tests. Where were you? The
results of those test are on the web, and I've cited them here many times.
TheEG group test procedures and results were also published in the JAES.
"some years ago" I wasn't even monitoring RAO....I only started here because
I discovered you were over here badmouthing me after you got kicked out of
RAHE. Moreover, I have pretty close to zero interest in recording or
downloading compressed files, so it is not a subject I spend much time on.
Since you are the one demanding that "evidence" back up every assertion, why
did you at least not cite the source or a brief summary of the basis for
your opinion? After all, you presented it as "reality". Or is belief in a
double-standard one of your core values?
Again Harry, its not my job to educate you or do your research for you,
especially given that you've rebuffed my many attempts to help you with
your many problems with gross ignorance about audio.
I've rebuffed your lies and faith-based "science", Arny. I have no problem
with truth. And ignorance of audio...especially home hi-end audio...is not
exactly my weakness, since my knowledge of it extends from the present day
all the way back to 1949.