http://www.ourdigitalmusic.com/2007/12/all-downloads-are-not-created-equal/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.ourdigitalmusic.com/2007/12/all-downloads-are-not-created-equal/comment-page-1/#comment-5600 José Serralde Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:25:26 +0000 http://www.ourdigitalmusic.com/all-downloads-are-not-created-equal/#comment-5600 AFAIK, emusic claims to offer ~192kbps at Variable Bit Rates (VBR), where the compression algorithm adjusts its bandwidth dynamically through the file. I must say certain files average 160 to 175 kbps, but some others do hit the 250kbps. I think the 153kbps you associate with emusic is certainly innaccurate. Thank you! Season's greetings for ODM. AFAIK, emusic claims to offer ~192kbps at Variable Bit Rates (VBR), where the compression algorithm adjusts its bandwidth dynamically through the file. I must say certain files average 160 to 175 kbps, but some others do hit the 250kbps. I think the 153kbps you associate with emusic is certainly innaccurate. Thank you! Season’s greetings for ODM.

]]> http://www.ourdigitalmusic.com/2007/12/all-downloads-are-not-created-equal/comment-page-1/#comment-238 José Serralde Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:25:26 +0000 http://www.ourdigitalmusic.com/all-downloads-are-not-created-equal/#comment-238 AFAIK, emusic claims to offer ~192kbps at Variable Bit Rates (VBR), where the compression algorithm adjusts its bandwidth dynamically through the file. I must say certain files average 160 to 175 kbps, but some others do hit the 250kbps. I think the 153kbps you associate with emusic is certainly innaccurate. Thank you! Season's greetings for ODM. AFAIK, emusic claims to offer ~192kbps at Variable Bit Rates (VBR), where the compression algorithm adjusts its bandwidth dynamically through the file. I must say certain files average 160 to 175 kbps, but some others do hit the 250kbps. I think the 153kbps you associate with emusic is certainly innaccurate. Thank you! Season’s greetings for ODM.

]]> http://www.ourdigitalmusic.com/2007/12/all-downloads-are-not-created-equal/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Apple Ipod, Ipod Nano and Ipod Video News » All Downloads Are Not Created Equal Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:55:32 +0000 http://www.ourdigitalmusic.com/all-downloads-are-not-created-equal/#comment-141 [...] Gaming News, Reviews, Previews, Cheats & Tips - ComputerAndVideoGames.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt When you pay for a download, don’t you expect it to sound as good as if you’d bought a CD? Different download services sell downloads at different qualities.  Lower kbps (kilobits per second) means the track will take up less space on your portable player. But the higher the kbps, the better it will sound. You may not notice it on your iPod, Zune or computer. But burn the download onto a CD or stream it through your home stereo and the difference becomes very clear. Here’s a list of the major [...] [...] Gaming News, Reviews, Previews, Cheats & Tips – ComputerAndVideoGames.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt When you pay for a download, don’t you expect it to sound as good as if you’d bought a CD? Different download services sell downloads at different qualities.  Lower kbps (kilobits per second) means the track will take up less space on your portable player. But the higher the kbps, the better it will sound. You may not notice it on your iPod, Zune or computer. But burn the download onto a CD or stream it through your home stereo and the difference becomes very clear. Here’s a list of the major [...]

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