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alltimecam
10/04/08, 03:07 PM
i always see people saying that itunes music is really bad quality i can never really tell is amazon better?
is there an online store that sells higher quality mp3
anyone care to explain all of this to me
TheOtherAndrew
10/04/08, 04:05 PM
Most of iTunes' songs are DRM protected. What the DRM does is prevents you from burning each file to more than 5 CDs and listening to them on non-Apple mp3 players. The exception to this is songs from the iTunes Plus section of the store. However, that section is very limited compared to the DRM-protected songs. Amazon does not use DRM. You can use Amazon-purchased mp3s on any player and burn them to as many CDs as you like.



Quality wise, most iTunes songs are in AAC format and have a bitrate of 128 kbps. On the other hand, all Amazon songs are in mp3 format and have a bitrate of 256 kbps. So the quality is going to be much better on Amazon. If you're not an audiophile though, you probably won't notice.
Praetor
10/04/08, 04:52 PM
Most of iTunes' songs are DRM protected. What the DRM does is prevents you from burning each file to more than 5 CDs and listening to them on non-Apple mp3 players. The exception to this is songs from the iTunes Plus section of the store. However, that section is very limited compared to the DRM-protected songs. Amazon does not use DRM. You can use Amazon-purchased mp3s on any player and burn them to as many CDs as you like.



Quality wise, most iTunes songs are in AAC format and have a bitrate of 128 kbps. On the other hand, all Amazon songs are in mp3 format and have a bitrate of 256 kbps. So the quality is going to be much better on Amazon. If you're not an audiophile though, you probably won't notice.
Yes but iTunes Plus has 256kbps AAC which is better quality than 256kbps MP3. But yeah going with Amazon is your best bet.
11:11
10/04/08, 04:55 PM
I use iTunes, but Amazon is better.
TheOtherAndrew
10/04/08, 05:08 PM
I use iTunes, but Amazon is better.
:-|
circasuicide
10/04/08, 05:10 PM
well, you can buy amazon songs with pepsi points...
11:11
10/04/08, 05:13 PM
:-|
I get the gift cards for xmas/birthday/etc., so I just use those. Why waste more money?
TheOtherAndrew
10/04/08, 05:21 PM
Gotcha.
nonamesleft
10/04/08, 05:26 PM
I'll stick with my iTunes.
Until The Bombs
10/04/08, 05:33 PM
Amazon only anymore.
voncorn
10/04/08, 11:43 PM
Never used iTunes.

Use Amazon MP3 uncommonly.

Buying CDs = where 90% of my music comes from.
larsthedrummer
10/04/08, 11:47 PM
i always see people saying that itunes music is really bad quality i can never really tell is amazon better?
is there an online store that sells higher quality mp3
anyone care to explain all of this to me

Amazon music is at a higher bitrate and is free of DRM. In short, yes it's better.

Itunes is a joke, both the store and the program. Apple is doing almost as much damage to music as the RIAA and record labels are.
robat19
10/04/08, 11:51 PM
who buys music?
caLLmEnOoNe
10/04/08, 11:54 PM
who buys music?
lots of people. even though you can get it for free on limewire or shit like that
thesafeword
10/05/08, 12:03 AM
lots of people. even though you can get it for free on limewire or shit like that
o rly?
GlamourKillsUs
10/05/08, 07:45 AM
easy answer

buy cd's jackass
Twizx
10/05/08, 09:47 AM
Indeed, I always enjoyed having the physical copy of a CD or a vinyl more than just having the tracks on my computer or mp3 player.
alltimecam
10/05/08, 10:35 AM
everyone saying to buy cds thats a joke of course im buying cds when i actually like all or most of the tracks on the cd but why would i buy an entire cd if i only liked one or two songs
alltimecam
10/05/08, 10:36 AM
Most of iTunes' songs are DRM protected. What the DRM does is prevents you from burning each file to more than 5 CDs and listening to them on non-Apple mp3 players. The exception to this is songs from the iTunes Plus section of the store. However, that section is very limited compared to the DRM-protected songs. Amazon does not use DRM. You can use Amazon-purchased mp3s on any player and burn them to as many CDs as you like.



Quality wise, most iTunes songs are in AAC format and have a bitrate of 128 kbps. On the other hand, all Amazon songs are in mp3 format and have a bitrate of 256 kbps. So the quality is going to be much better on Amazon. If you're not an audiophile though, you probably won't notice.
ok thanks, i already knew all that DRM stuff I just never really understood the AAC and mp3 and the bitrate thing
kearn1tm
10/05/08, 10:48 AM
Apple is doing almost as much damage to music as the RIAA and record labels are.

How so?
Klatzke
10/05/08, 11:28 AM
It's easy enough to get the DRM off.