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Re: OT That 'sizzle sound' of Mp3s



So, what software do folks use to rip CD's at the high kbps rate that was mentioned a few e-mails back?
 
Paul

--- On Thu, 3/12/09, Miko Biffle <biffoz@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Miko Biffle <biffoz@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: OT That 'sizzle sound' of Mp3s
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 3:28 PM

For the most part, vinyl mastering and production esthetics were more mid-rangey and compared to modern production a little "honkey" sounding.  Compression and volume maximization aside, I prefer the broader tonal spectrum of modern recordings. I love Hendrix, but most of recordings still have that narrower range and less bass, giving the recordings a dated sound. MP3's of the same recordings sound dated as well. I understand the basics of high end interpolation and sampling, but still, I just don't hear it.

So I have no problem with MP3's and regularly listen to orchestral as well as dense, heavy material on two very different and high quality systems.  Utility is awesome and I just don't hear the difference between "CD Quality MP3" and .wav files. I haven't had enough experience with AIFF to compare to WAVE and MP3.  Call me insensitive.   -m
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