Re: Converting atrac3 to mp3

On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:15:53 -0700, Julian wrote
(in article <2ps0g3l18bor00dj8ccsic6h72c1nbt7jr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):

> On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:28:24 GMT, <steven.sawyer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> Compressed audio with be over with in the 
>> next five years.  There's not going to be any more need for it.  
> 
> Naw, I don't think so.  High bandwidth MP3's are impossible to tell
> under most circumstances and save 80% of file size.  They will be
> around for a while.  Also for streaming, 1.4mbs is a little rich for
> some systems.

That depends a lot on the kind of music you listen to. Even using very
high 
bit rates (such as 384 Bps) MP3 compression artifacts are VERY noticeable
on 
some kinds of music (solo acoustic piano and to a greater extent
acoustical 
guitar, for instance). However, if one listens to rock and pop, artifacts 
probably wouldn't be noticed even at much lower bit rates