Yes, but how long can you hold that 6900 number? (sadistic laughter...)
Here's what I got out of that link:
Apple Users: Unfortunately, we’re pretty locked into Windows machines, so we don’t have very much direct experience with Apple OS, but we do know that the basic suite of Apple media playing software works well and has many attractive features built in, and because one of the beauties of Apple machines is the simplicity of use, we suggest most people just stick with the stock software.
I have no need for Windows.
At my age of 61 years, my ears mask the extreme highs due to the constant sound of crickets singing in the background of of my skull. In other words, my tolerance for digital compression is much higher than yours. I'm sure. I have difficulty telling the difference between 128kbps mp3 and 256kbps mp3.
In my world of digital music, the playback is in three different vectors. At home it is on iMac into self powered Altec Lansing 621s, which is a 2/1 satellite/sub setup plugged into the analog output of the iMac. In the car it is on iPod or iPhone played digitally through the bottom connector of the iPod directly into the upscale car stereo built into the Prius. Great sound with a full envelope. The third vector is through the making of custom CDs which are liable to be played anywhere. I've even made mp3 CDs successfully, though I'm less inclined to do so now, as the iPod and iPhone make that unnecessary.
Most of my music has been ripped from my own CDs, but I did acquire about four hundred tunes from Apple. I also did quite a few downloads from Music.com as a paid member for about a year back in 2000. All those were 128kbps, but they sound great to me.
In my iTunes Library, I've got music in mp3, AAC ripped, AAC Purchased, and AAC Protected. My rips from CD are at various bit rates with most VBR mp3s. Around 40% of the library's tracks are digitized at 128kbps or less. Country and bluegrass. Only a little over 10% of the collection is digitized at 192kbps or greater.
And, it's not because of limited HD space. I have 1.5 TB of Firewire HD space attached all the time. It's just that I've been collecting tracks for a long time and this is the result.
Right now, it all sounds great until one of those TOO LOUD tracks get picked in random play. Once I fix that, I'll be really happy with my music collection no matter where I play it.
Of course, I'll be tweaking on it for the rest of my life. |
