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farfromphile
11-14-2009, 07:53 PM
Well, I started the thread "working around crap mp3 sound". I may have figured it out, but don't have a stereo available to check right now. Go into your iTunes library, and uncheck mark all your songs. Right click on a song and a list comes up. Pick "create WAV version". It will duplicate the new one right under the original. Delete the original, and the ones are check marked that you've converted so you don't lose your spot. It duplicates the song in a few seconds. I checked my GB count before and after converting a song, and the GB count does go up, so it is uncompressed(decompressed, whatever word that would be?). Whether or not the songs sound original or better, I'll have to wait and see...Hope it helps!

noddin0ff
11-16-2009, 05:56 AM
If you convert crap mp3 to .WAV, all you accomplish is creating crap .WAV and taking up more space. You can't polish a turd.

You need to start from CD or a lossless file. MP3 is lossy compression that allows you to select various degrees of loss.

farfromphile
11-17-2009, 08:44 PM
Yeah, I got thinking about that after the initial excitement wore off. Damn it. Anybody have every single cd that I like now and in the future for $0.99 a piece?

poppachubby
11-17-2009, 09:13 PM
That's what I was trying to tell you. It'll be alot of work to re-rip your library, but well worth it once it's done.

Hey man, I just hand cleaned approx 500 LP's. Hard? Yep. Took forever? Oh ya! Happy I did it with a renewed pride of ownership and full listening enjoyment? Hells yes!!!!

farfromphile
11-17-2009, 09:20 PM
Yeah, looks like no other choice. I guess since this problem is fairly new to me, and you guys have been discussing this for a long time, I suppose i'm not going to reinvent the wheel huh? You cleaned 500 LP's? Sounds like torture, but I guess it has to be done.

Feanor
11-18-2009, 03:42 AM
Yeah, I got thinking about that after the initial excitement wore off. Damn it. Anybody have every single cd that I like now and in the future for $0.99 a piece?
I did tell you about it in your original thread. It isn't about experience: it's about listening to what you're told.

But I'll say it again for emphasis. The only compressed formats from which you can create a WAV file of CD quality, are lossless formats, (such as FLAC, Apple Lossless, APE). MP3 and M4A (AAC) are call lossy formats because you loose sound information when create them. You can't get something for nothing: you can make an uncompressed WAV from a lossy format, but you can't magically get any more information from the lossy file than what contains.

noddin0ff
11-18-2009, 08:00 AM
When you're ready to re-rip your collection be sure to ask for advice. Not all rippers are created equal. A couple issues to consider
• OS of your system and what music player you plan to use
• How the ripper checks for errors or rips poor quality CDs
• How the ripper handles metadata tags

Ripping 100s of CDs is time consuming. You want to do it right the first time. With a few questions and answers, you can.

blackraven
11-18-2009, 08:48 AM
So what is the best ripper and music player for a computer?

poppachubby
11-18-2009, 09:31 AM
So what is the best ripper and music player for a computer?

That's a tough question. I have been using the Creative software that came with my card. It's quick and tags everything nicely. Is it the best? I have no idea. As far as a player goes, again, been using my Creative player to take advantage of my remote control.

I would be between VLC or WinAmp. Both have incredible shuffle modes which ranks high for me. WinAmp really dials in a nice sound, VLC is compact and efficient...

Feanor
11-18-2009, 09:46 AM
So what is the best ripper and music player for a computer?
On the Windows platform a popular choice among audiophiles is J. River Media Jukebox, HERE (http://www.mediajukebox.com/), free, or J. River Media Center for a few bucks.

For me, its ...

Ripper: dBpoweramp (http://www.dbpoweramp.com/), a few bucks for the 'Reference' version which I recommend; also best for format conversion
Player: Foobar2000 (http://www.foobar2000.org/), free, because of addins and also customization of the UI -- which might be more that necessary for many people