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AAC vs. OGG vs. MP3

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the let-the-battle-begin dept.

asv108 writes "Yesterday, Apple unveiled their new music service claiming that the AAC format "combines sound quality that rivals CD." Here is a little comparison of lossy music codecs, comparing an Apple ripped AAC file with the commonly used MP3 codec and the increasingly popular OGG codec. Spectrum analysis was used to see which format did the best job of maintaining the shape of the original waveform." Wish they had WMAs in there too. And for the spoilage, it looks like OGG comes out on top.

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  1. Hmmm by akpcep · · Score: 4, Funny

    What about if I tell someone I'm off to trade some OGGs with my friends, and they think I'm going to throw little plastic discs about?

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  2. /. effect strikes again by Jon+Abbott · · Score: 4, Funny
    Spectrum analysis was used to see which format did the best job of maintaining the shape of the original waveform.
    Furthermore, "ping analysis" was used to see if the webserver survived the /. effect, and tests conclusively show that this is not the case. :^)
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  3. Re:Maybe in the future... by FearUncertaintyDoubt · · Score: 4, Funny
    "sadly, I don't think OGG is *currently* known to anybody except nerds or IT pros"

    Entering geek-fantasy bizarro world, please wait...

    Marketing department hottie: Oh you sexy IT guy! Tell me more how I can get higher quality and higher compression rates on my music files! I want to know ev-ery-thiiinnggg!

    Meanwhile, back in reality...

    Marketing department hottie: [silence as she passes by, avoiding piercing leer of geek]

    Geek: Hmm, I wonder if she noticed me. Doesn't she know the powers of music compression that I possess? (note to reader: she didn't, and she doesn't care)

  4. Next up... by cygnus · · Score: 5, Funny

    let's compare video codec image quality by streaming the data thru a hex editor in realtime. :)

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  5. I'm The Archangel Gabriel by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and I gotta tell you, having played that trumpet and serving as Music Director for the Celestial Choir since the Dawn of Time, I know Audio, and MP3 is the way to go. I've analyzed OGG, WMV, AAC, and this cute l'il analog thing which that wack job Orpheus put together Back in the Day, and I must say, nothing beats MP3, in your or anyone else's universe.

    Of course, I'm logging in here under a pseudonym, so you'll just have to trust me. But hey, would a member of the Heavenly Host lie to you?

  6. Re:I'm an audio analyst... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    son, if you were an audio expert, you wouldn't be working for Real.

  7. I have a better plan by JudgeFurious · · Score: 5, Funny

    Last night I downloaded a bunch of tracks off of Apple's Music Store Service. I then played them (along with several tracks I already had in OGG and mp3) through my computers $9.95 speakers while holding my portable cassette recorder very, very close to the speaker (For the technical out there I was holding it close to the LEFT speaker and even turned the TV down some to get the best possible sound) and then replayed them all back on the same portable cassette recorder.

    My conclusion is that all three sound like complete shit.

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  8. Under-reported but VERY important distinction: by mxcantor · · Score: 5, Funny

    from macslash:

    AAC comes with a significantly lower number of b*tching [\.] users than ogg

  9. Re:Hard To Tell Difference by squiggleslash · · Score: 4, Funny
    That may be good for you and I, but a true audiophile can tell the difference between a pressed CD and a CD-R... ;-)

    Well, I'm off, I have to get some gold cables.

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