Sound Quality from DRM to CD to mp3

[javajeff]

Is there any loss in sound quality going from m4p to CD to 192 KBPS mp3?

I decided to try an experiment and buy some songs off the iTunes music store. Since I have the Supertramp Retrospectacle CD, I decided to complete the Crime of the Century by buying the three missing songs for $3. The songs sound great, but I can only play them in iTunes. I am sure they will transfer to my ipod fine, but I was hoping to play them in Winamp. My next complaint is that I would like to do the same thing with other Suptertramp CDs by supplementing missing songs to the Supertramp Retrospectacle. However, I noticed that one song "Fool's Overture" on "Even in the Quietest Moments" is available with the Album only. The song is 10:52 in length...could that be the reason? Is that greed not to allow an 11 minute song for the 99c download price?

[Spoon]

Yes, each time audio is compressed to lossy quality is lost, by how much is a different matter (you might not hear a difference if the bitrate is high enough).

[javajeff]

I can hear a slight difference, but it is very slight.

[gameplaya15143]

:lustig1:
Either I can see the future, or this question (nearly exactly) was posted on another forum (winamp? HA? D9?)

If you can hear the difference, you might consider using a higher bitrate.


edit: dang! I guess I can't see the future :cry:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=248722

[neilthecellist]

Do a test on yourself and see what bitrate you can handle until you can tell the difference. :)

[Lost-Prophet]

That data has been compressed, uncompressed and recompressed. Alot of quality would be lost imo.