WMA vs MP3

[KOOLguy]

My personal favorite format would be AAC+, the quality is astounding even at extremely low bitrates, go online and listen to an aac+ internet radio station at 24kbps, that is perfection.

My least favorite is MP4, it sounds no different from an AAC+ file, but it's 4 times the size.

My format that i'll never use is AAC, i have no use for it because i have WMA

What all my cds are ripped at: WMA 9 Pro 192kbps, cuz it's awesome

[KOOLguy]

Also, really, an MP3's quality depends on what encoder you use. I have ripped cds at 96kbps MP3 in Windows Media Player and the sound was horrid, yet i listen to a 96kbps MP3 Stream of Digitally imported in winamp and the sound is decent, not too watery, with minimal loss in clarity over the AAC+ Stream of the same station. it depends on what you use. You're likely to have crappy sound at 96k for certain encoders. The only encoder i use is LAME.

[albertlbrt11]

I have 3 digital voice recorders. The Sony ICD-UX70 saves recordings as MP3, the Olympus WS-210S uses WMA, and the Olympus VN-4100PC uses WAV.
The first two have a USB plug, and can easily upload to a computer. The VN4100 comes with a cable, but I have difficulty transferring files to the computer. For a long time, MP3 was the most common format, but WMA is taking over.




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[yardley22]

WMA has FAR better sound quality, though the files are much larger. Personally, I think Mp3's are overrated. Just fit whatever WMA's you can, and when you want more you can delete those you don't like. I'd much rather go with quality over quantity.
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