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AAC Put To The Test
technology is sexy writes "Following the increasing popularity of AAC in online music stores and the growing amount of implementations in software and hardware, the format is now being put to the test. How well does Apple's implementation fare against Ahead Nero, Sorenson or the Open Source FAAC at the popular bitrate of 128kbps? Find out for yourself and help by submitting the
results. You can find instructions on how to participate here. The best AAC codec gets to face MP3, MP3Pro, Vorbis, MusePack and WMA in the next test. Previous test results at 64kbps can be found here."
Isn't AAC used for its DRM features?
If so, why should I care about its quality?
It's kinda like owning a card that can do 160mph, but only allows you to drive on roads with speed bumps every 20 feet.
Just remember that digital=loss. You are hearing a representation of the original source material. Its only as good as the sampling and playback.
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You actually prefer Double Anal Doubel Vaginal?
It's patented. Therefore it fails the test. If I wanted to put my music in a format that I have to (directly or indirectly) pay licensing fees to encode or decode, I'd use mp3.