MP3 Formats....was: RE: [Shotimes] Premium sound (getting OT)

[Carl Prochilo]

You're right George, it's not really OT.  Before you start going too crazy
burning CDs, please reconsider the storage medium.  I just made a long
post about this.  The real trick is to get the MP3s.  You'll invest a lot
of time just ripping music.  Once you have them stored on your computer
(make sure you have a backup strategy), you just need a device to playback
those files in your car.  I really like the iPod for this purpose (I have
no stock in Apple).  I will just say that Steve Jobs really hit a home run
with this.  For you George, the added incentive is that the iPod has
stamped on it, "Designed in California".  Probably should have said
"Designed in the Republic of California".  :D
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sun, October 3, 2004 3:08 pm, George Fourchy said:
> On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 13:05:00 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time), Carl Prochilo
> wrote:
>
>>A song encoded in 256 bit MP3 format is about 25% the size of the
>> original
>>CD file.  In my experience, this just fine for a car application.
>
> Naaaah....this isn't really OT....we need good tunes for driving our SHOs
> across the
> country, right?  Don't want anyone to get bored coming out to see us here
> in Kally!
>
> I finally (!) made my first MP3 CD a couple of weeks ago.  Lowrider can't
> play them,
> but the wagon has (and the black car will have) CD decks that can play
> MP3s.  I
> asked around and was told that anything above 160 bit was 'satisfactory'
> for car
> audio.  I made the first CD in 192 bit, and it sounds just fine in the
> wagon, which
> doesn't have power amps yet.  When power and dynamic range improve, things
> might be
> different.  I was able to put 6 wave file CDs on one MP3 CD.....133 songs,
> with
> about 8 minutes left over.
>
> I'm about to upgrade to CD Creator 7, which will let me make WMA CDs.
> That format
> is supposed to be even better than MP3.
>
> Both those Tauri will have 50 CD changers when their systems are finished,
> so MP3
> CDs aren't mandatory, but the GS only has a 6 disc changer.  I'm going to
> add (down
> the road) an MP3 CD changer by JVC (at this point, anyway) to it, so I'll
> have a
> decent collection for trips.  It also needs speakers in the package tray,
> and a
> better sub system.....the 'basic' sound system in that car sort of stops
> existing
> behind the rear doors.  No WONDER music in it sorta disappears at speed.
>
> George
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