Does Beatport offer the best quality wav ? – mnml.nl

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by steevio » Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:53 pm

tintin2085 wrote:ok cool, thanks for your answers

Personally I buy MP3, The difference between a WAV is too little for me.
I find that a 24bit WAV as better dynamic than a 320 MP3, but 320 MP3 is really good almost as good than 16bit WAV, Personnaly i don’t find any difference when I listen the 2. For some people it’s more psychologic, Bigger file, WAV, more expensive, it must be better

If you record a 12″ you will loose all the dynamic and infrabasses from the original record, even if it’s WAV 16 bit or 320 MP3. Just 24Bit WAV will be almost as good than the original.

Anyone as an opinion about ?

ok cool, thanks for your answersPersonally I buy MP3, The difference between a WAV is too little for me.I find that a 24bit WAV as better dynamic than a 320 MP3, but 320 MP3 is really good almost as good than 16bit WAV, Personnaly i don’t find any difference when I listen the 2. For some people it’s more psychologic, Bigger file, WAV, more expensive, it must be betterIf you record a 12″ you will loose all the dynamic and infrabasses from the original record, even if it’s WAV 16 bit or 320 MP3. Just 24Bit WAV will be almost as good than the original.Anyone as an opinion about ?

i disagree, to me there is a very discernable difference between 320 mp3 and 16bit, and virtually no difference between 16 and 24 bit wavs.

the mp3 has been compressed, and i can hear it, although its subtle.

generally i prefer the sound of a 12″ vinyl recording to that of a Wav of the same tune, and if i had a choice between DJing a CD or the vinyl of a tune, i’d choose the vinyl every time, unless it was a particularly bad cut or press.
its not all about dynamic range, most of the dynamic range you lose on vinyl is in the inaudible part of the spectrum anyway, and more than compensated for by the analogue warmth and reproduction quality.

i disagree, to me there is a very discernable difference between 320 mp3 and 16bit, and virtually no difference between 16 and 24 bit wavs.the mp3 has been compressed, and i can hear it, although its subtle.generally i prefer the sound of a 12″ vinyl recording to that of a Wav of the same tune, and if i had a choice between DJing a CD or the vinyl of a tune, i’d choose the vinyl every time, unless it was a particularly bad cut or press.its not all about dynamic range, most of the dynamic range you lose on vinyl is in the inaudible part of the spectrum anyway, and more than compensated for by the analogue warmth and reproduction quality.