Michael A. Peters wrote: > Dean S. Messing wrote: > > I am thinking about buying a 160 GB iPod for my daughter for her > > approaching golden birthday (she's turning 18). > > > > I know _zero_ about iPods (or any other external device toys). > I've had excellent luck with gtkpod - but with brand new models, it > sometimes takes some time. Would you elaborate this, please? > With respect to AAC - my experience is that Apple's AAC encoder is > better than faac (linux encoder) but it's been awhile. How does one use Apple's AAC encoder? Can it be used under Linux? We do not own an Apple or a M$-based PC though I have a minimal installation of XP running in VMware---just enough to be able to use Word and PowerPoint when I must. > I myself just use lame to encode to mp3 - I use preset-standard and the > quality is fine, but if she has an excellent musical ear, she may want a > higher bitrate. I prefer to use mp3 because mp3 works with everything > out there. > > As far as how it compares with AAC - that's something audiophiles argue > about all the time. > I can't tell the difference between a 192VBR lame encoded MP3 and a > 192VBR quicktime (iTunes) encoded AAC. But I don't have a good musical > ear, let alone a trained good ear. I have a fair "musical ear", but not a good physical one: I can't hear very well above about 17KHz and I have a bad case of tinitus. But my daughter says she hears "funny stuff" in 192 Kbs MP3 so I now rip to .wav. Dean
