So I've recently come across what I thought was a great service called "iTunes Match". It effectively scans your music library and, if matched, will return a 256kbps AAC DRM-Free version of the same song (the one they sell in their iTunes store).
Many of the songs in my library WERE 128kbps Mp3s with "moderate" quality. After upgrading almost 90% of my library I can DEFINITELY hear the difference in quality.
BUT, some of the songs I came across sounded slightly muddy in comparison to my 128kbps version... why would a 256kbps AAC file sound worse than a 128kbps Mp3??
So I found a GREAT example among my songs and I'd like for anyone with a decent ear for quality to listen to these two versions of the same song... one is my mp3, the other is the iTunes matched AAC file.
iTunes Matched AAC 256kbps
http://atheistforums.com/download/file.php?id=82
My Mp3 128kbps
http://atheistforums.com/download/file.php?id=83
Which do YOU think sounds better?
Many of the songs in my library WERE 128kbps Mp3s with "moderate" quality. After upgrading almost 90% of my library I can DEFINITELY hear the difference in quality.
BUT, some of the songs I came across sounded slightly muddy in comparison to my 128kbps version... why would a 256kbps AAC file sound worse than a 128kbps Mp3??
So I found a GREAT example among my songs and I'd like for anyone with a decent ear for quality to listen to these two versions of the same song... one is my mp3, the other is the iTunes matched AAC file.
iTunes Matched AAC 256kbps
http://atheistforums.com/download/file.php?id=82
My Mp3 128kbps
http://atheistforums.com/download/file.php?id=83
Which do YOU think sounds better?