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Flint · 08-08-2010, 07:25 PM

This project keeps getting more and more insane. I'm up to about 90 gigs of music, and that's all lossy compressed. My collection of MP3s are at least 192kbps, and my CD collection I am ripping as 320kbps MP3s.

I picked 320kbps MP3 because I am using Windows Media Player (why Download something else when Windows does everything) and I didn't want to use the proprietary WMA format. I wanted the most ubiquitous format, at the highest compression rate.

Since then I've been reading about lossless formats like WMA lossless and FLAC. Sounds nice, but they are about 4 times bigger files than an MP3. Hardly cutting the size of the CD in half. I may as well rip WAV files in that case. And I've had trouble with FLAC files before. I want a file that plays on ANYTHING.

So that's that, I'm ripping my whole CD collection as lossy files...is this a crazy idea? I'm not so sure that high fidelity or high definition is more important than content, anyway.

So anyway, up to 90 gigs, and I still have a hall closet full of CDs. And more keep appearing. A whole tub in the garage with box sets, soundtracks, and more data discs. This is getting ridiculous. Haven't even touched Pooka's whole box full of copies of CDs in thinline jewel cases.

Good thing they are practically giving away TBs these days.

08-08-2010, 07:25 PM	#8
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	This project keeps getting more and more insane. I'm up to about 90 gigs of music, and that's all lossy compressed. My collection of MP3s are at least 192kbps, and my CD collection I am ripping as 320kbps MP3s. I picked 320kbps MP3 because I am using Windows Media Player (why Download something else when Windows does everything) and I didn't want to use the proprietary WMA format. I wanted the most ubiquitous format, at the highest compression rate. Since then I've been reading about lossless formats like WMA lossless and FLAC. Sounds nice, but they are about 4 times bigger files than an MP3. Hardly cutting the size of the CD in half. I may as well rip WAV files in that case. And I've had trouble with FLAC files before. I want a file that plays on ANYTHING. So that's that, I'm ripping my whole CD collection as lossy files...is this a crazy idea? I'm not so sure that high fidelity or high definition is more important than content, anyway. So anyway, up to 90 gigs, and I still have a hall closet full of CDs. And more keep appearing. A whole tub in the garage with box sets, soundtracks, and more data discs. This is getting ridiculous. Haven't even touched Pooka's whole box full of copies of CDs in thinline jewel cases. Good thing they are practically giving away TBs these days. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 08-08-2010 at 07:32 PM.