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TAS buyers' guide and iTunes sales

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Posted on October 7, 2009 at 12:42:15
mr. woodford
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 the new issue of TAS has a number of interesting editorial oversights, omissions, etc, but the one that really caight my eye was SS's claim that "most iTunes sales are in MP3 format, but more and more the retailer is offering 16/44 CD full CD res recordings for download."

really? i'm pretty sure all music is offered in aac format, 256k, and no higher.

did i miss the announcement at macworld?

Also, a speaker gaffe, posted on October 9, 2009 at 11:46:02
Ladok
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 There is a big-bucks speaker featured prominently on the cover of the Buyer's Guide and also in at least two other photos in the issue. But, not a mention of the speaker in any of their recommended products. Were the photos placed just to toss a bone to someone who has been placing large advertisements lately in TAS or was this a production error?

RE: Also, a speaker gaffe, posted on October 31, 2009 at 13:04:17
Olde Bulldogge
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 I noticed that too and found it rather odd.

RE: Also, a speaker gaffe, posted on October 9, 2009 at 15:43:01
mr. woodford
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 and on the last page, the alpha dac doubles for the azur CD player.

not to mention pimping music giants in the qsonix review after MG has folded...

What's the difference between..., posted on October 7, 2009 at 14:18:30
mkuller
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 ...MP3 and AAC?

256k is relatively recent and only from Apple, IIRC.

RE: What's the difference between..., posted on October 7, 2009 at 14:32:07
mr. woodford
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 amazon offers 256k MP3s, apple's codec is AAC, Advanced Audio Codec, which is more efficient than MP3. most listeners report AAC sounds better than MP3 at an equivalent bit rate.

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