Difference MP3 and AAC

[geranimo://]

Anyone knows what the difference really is, and wich one do you advice me to rip my music to, knowing I use iTunes and iPod..

Thnx

 

[TheChef]

Mp3 files are a lot bigger than AAC files (I believe almost 90% comparing 192kbps to 160kbps). But the quality might suffer a little, if you really care.

 

[Lorand]

The AAC format was designed to replace MP3 and achieve the same quality at lower bitrates (but that was not entirely a success)...

 

[geranimo://]

So you suggest me to take.......?

 

[Lorand]

mp3

 

[geranimo://]

iight, but I've already ripped a part of my MP3 collection into AAC, will i lose quality if i rip it back to mp3?

 

[Lorand]

Yes, but you have already losed quality ripping from mp3 to aac.
So in that case stay with the aac.

 

[geranimo://]

Iight, I will, thnx for the advice

 

[Praetor]

Advanced Audio Coding The follow-up codec to MPeG1 Layer3 (MP3). AAC was developed (just like MP3) by the "Fraunhofer Institut für integrierte Schaltungen". AAC sounds better than MP3 - 96kbps compression are sufficient for good sound quality. Moreover AAC is secure - that is why Liquid Audio makes use of AAC.

 

[Lorand]

96kbps compression are sufficient for good sound quality.

Define "good"...
Besides, mp3 is more portable (almost all players would recognize it).

 

[geranimo://]

Aaaah, this is not what I need!!!

Yes or no was good!!!

Give me replies ppl, what do ya'll think?.....

 

[geranimo://]

Ppl, help me out here...

 

[Lorand]

I say if you have mp3s then keep them in mp3 format (the same for AAC) because you'd probably loose quality by converting from one format to another.
As for audio-ripping, the preferred format is up to you. AAC is a little bit better than mp3, but mp3 is more portable than AAC.

 

[geranimo://]

Ok, thnx, that helps

 

[Praetor]

Define "good"...

192K CBR LAME MP3