Might just be your PC speakers or sound card - music sounds terrible on my PowerBook

but great on my iPod and Apple TV. What version of iTunes? With v9.x there's an import settings button in the bottom right corner when the CD loads into iTunes. Otherwise it's under Preferences/Options; but I forget which tab

I'd recommend encoding at no less than 320kbps for MP3 and 256kbps for AAC (with or without VBR). 192kbps MP3 or 128kbps AAC should be fine for iPod though and will save a bit of space so you can squeeze more onto the iPod

Posted By: BerlinCanary on February 8th 2010 at 13:36:40

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Anyone good with iTunes? (General Chat) - samcd84, Feb 8, 13:12:41
- here's what you need to check..... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 8, 15:09:04
- Try this... (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 13:38:29
  - i updated over the weekend and it's still happening, cheers though (n/m) (General Chat) - samcd84, Feb 8, 13:56:40
    - I that case the next thing I would try in order to eliminate it as a possible cause is (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 14:05:59
      - Think man! (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 8, 14:07:22
        
        Actually yes, now I have thought some more (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 8, 14:10:53
        
        You've let us down again (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 8, 14:19:31
- When you say a bit lost... (General Chat) - APB, Feb 8, 13:23:47
  - I'm on a new PC, (General Chat) - samcd84, Feb 8, 13:25:48
    - and.. (General Chat) - samcd84, Feb 8, 13:26:21
      - Do the iPod and iPhone sound OK? (General Chat) - APB, Feb 8, 13:38:48
        
        its sounding great for 75% of CD's imported, it's just the rest (General Chat) - samcd84, Feb 8, 13:55:48
        
        Sounds like the CDs then - scratched? How do they sound when played directly? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 8, 13:58:54
        
        their not skipping, and they sound fine on a hi-fi (n/m) (General Chat) - samcd84, Feb 8, 14:01:21
        
        How do they sound if played in iTunes? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 8, 14:06:39
        
        Yeah, AAC is reckoned to be better quality than MP3 for same bitrate (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 8, 13:44:39
        
        I was disappointed by the quality when streaming (General Chat) - APB, Feb 8, 13:48:36
        
        You have a wireless stereo? Didn't even know that was possible! (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 8, 13:54:28
        
        No to both those things. (General Chat) - APB, Feb 8, 13:58:31
        
        Ah, I see - you're wired from AE to the stereo and the streaming is from PC/Mac to AE? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 8, 14:03:36
      - Might just be your PC speakers or sound card - music sounds terrible on my PowerBook (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 8, 13:36:40
- Jaffers is your man (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 8, 13:15:25
  - Well... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Feb 8, 13:20:03

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