Hi Donna, Sorry I don't use iTunes match so have no idea on that one. I'm sure others will chime in. Lisette
On 26/02/2014, at 2:30 pm, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > Hey Lisette, > > thanks. You know, I didn't look at the bit rate, and I should have. Much as > I would dislike importing my CDs again, the poor sound quality does bother me > quite a bit. One thing I wonder, though, I have iTunes match, so wouldn't I > be playing a higher quality recording, even if my CD was imported at a lower > bit rate? > thanks so much for the help. > Cheers, > Donna > On Feb 25, 2014, at 7:16 PM, Lisette Wesseling <lisettewessel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Donna, >> When you import CDS, you can choose to increase the bit rate to a higher >> quality. I always import at 192 kbps as I can hear the degradation and it >> bothers me. >> You can choose all these settings in iTunes prefs under the general tab. >> You'll have to re import your CDs again but maybe it's worth it for you. >> I am not a great expert on all this sample and bit rate stuff, but I do know >> I can hear it when it's too low. By default it's set at 128 kbps I think. >> Check it out. >> >> Lisette >> >> On 26/02/2014, at 2:13 pm, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Recently I have had occasion to compare the sound of my actual CDs >>> juxtaposed with the imported versions of those same CDs played on the same >>> speakers, but played from my 4th gen touch. There's a noticeable >>> degradation in sound quality when the music is played from my ipod. Just >>> wondering if others have noticed this, and what, if anything you've done to >>> compensate? >>> TIA, >>> Donna >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.