Re: [Phys-l] [tap-l] iPod music compression

[Chuck Britton <CVBritton@mac.com>]

http://www.themusicneverstopped.net/archives/2005/02/kirk_mcelhearn.html

has an excellent intro to iPod lossy/lossless compression.

Bottom line (as I read it) is that a compression ratio of 2 can be 
used to produce files that are lossless to the most sophisticated 
audiophile using high end components in an excellent listening 
environment.

(The compression scheme is called Apple Lossless Compression.)



At 6:34 PM -0500 2/26/06, Anthony Lapinski wrote:
> I have 3000+ CD's, and am thinking of buying an iPod. Does anyone know how
> the iPod compresses songs? Specifically, what frequencies get chopped off?
> And can a music enthusiast like myself really hear a difference between
> the compressed music file and the original song on CD?
>
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