What is your music compression rate?

[Mirage]

Not that bitrate is everything anyway. A good MP3 encoder can produce a better result at 128 kbps than a <img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif><img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif><img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif><img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif>ty encoder can do at 160, for example.

[Dingo Jellybean]

So, basically, the iPod rips everything out of a track that takes up space.

And you complain about not being able to fill up all the space, christ, you have, what, 30 gigabytes?

At least encode it at a decent rate!

192vbr, though I have a lot of old stuff that's just plain 192 or 128, and the difference between 192 and 128 is VERY noticeable for me, I even re-ripped a bunch of albums at 192 to replace the 128 versions I had, and it's much better.

I never complained that I couldn't fill up the space, I just said that I need more music to fill it up. I plan to keep my iPod for a very long time, and since I collect CDs every other week, it'll bound to expand. So by that, I try to keep file sizes low.

I have a 15GB iPod, my laptop will probably have at most 30GBs. I might buy an external HD to store all my music and such later on. But I'm very limited on money right now. So I have to keep bitrates low, otherwise I'll end up needing to buy a new HD.

[Yamaneko]

900+ VBR. Or lower quality OGGs. Or CDA.

[Mindflare]

I rip CDs at 256 kbps .mp3, but most of my collection is at 128 kbps. Works well enough for all I do.

[MecaKane]

My speakers are crap, but I can still hear the difference in 96 and 128. Nothing else over that, though. Most of what I get download is 128, or 192, because I just know it's better. >_>

[Mirage]

900+ VBR. :D Or lower quality OGGs. Or CDA.

Just use a lossless format like FLAC? They average at 700 kbps I hear, and are 100% lossless.

[Dingo Jellybean]

Just use a lossless format like FLAC? They average at 700 kbps I hear, and are 100% lossless.

Apple's Lossless format is half the size of the original and supposedly are 100% lossless. I've tested it myself and can't find the difference, but I don't have a sound monitor to know for sure. Sound monitors cost thousands anyways, but eh.