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Originally Posted by SteveC
I used Lossless level 5 to achieve reasonable file size, whereas in WMA I selected Quality level 9.2 giving a lossless file with 1411 kpbs bit rate. For MP3 I used 320, 256 and 192kbps. Straight away, I can tell you that if you want anything even close to a good performance from the HK set-up, then lossless is the way to go. The difference is not subtle.
MP3 at the lower bit rates is, for me at least, absolutely unlistenable..... boring, compressed, unresolved, harsh, homogenized, irritating....horrible. In these days of cheap memory there's absolutely no reason to use low bitrate, compressed files.
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What about DAB+ what bit-rate or equivalent does that use?
I've just checked my iTunes collection. Most of my stuff is at 256 with some at 320 and a few at 192.
Can you get anything approaching 1400 in iTunes?