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Fri, Nov 25 2011, 2:15PM
bobbys
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i have never downloaded from itunes but would like linkin park roling in the deep.

 

What format do they download in, as i have all my Cd's as apple lossles.

 

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Fri, Nov 25 2011, 2:25PM
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RE: i-tunes

256k AAC+

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Fri, Nov 25 2011, 2:45PM
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RE: i-tunes

That track is supprisingly good Smile

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Fri, Nov 25 2011, 2:54PM
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RE: i-tunes

chebby wrote:

256k AAC+

 

Is that good quality, how  much lower than lossles?

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Fri, Nov 25 2011, 3:52PM
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RE: i-tunes

A CD is at 1411kbps, which is the equivalent quality to lossless (although a lossless file can be as low as 800kbps due to the compression used).

Whether you can hear the difference is subjective (don't even start to ask.....) shhh

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