Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-03-01 Thread Donna Goodin
Hey Tim, Thanks, this worked just as you described. I'm so glad I'm on this list. Take care, Donna On Feb 26, 2014, at 10:25 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > To get the iTunes Plus higher quality songs when you are subscribed to iTunes > Match, do the following: > > 1. Go into iTunes. > 2.

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-28 Thread Terje Strømberg
This way you will always use the DAC from the iPod. Because the sound that comes through 3.5» is analog. Unless you have a very expensive hifi upsample box or something other expensive hifi equipment. But, you never know with theese apps. It may be one app out there that can improve the signal b

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-28 Thread Donna Goodin
What I've been doing is running it out from the 3.5 jack. Is there a way to do that and preserve sound quality? Donna On Feb 26, 2014, at 10:56 AM, Terje Strømberg wrote: > Regarding sound quality from iPod or iPhone. If you use the lightning output > into a docking station like Pure i20, and

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-26 Thread Terje Strømberg
Regarding sound quality from iPod or iPhone. If you use the lightning output into a docking station like Pure i20, and optical out from the dock into optical in on an amplifier you may not hear any difference. Because the IOS device only sends digital signal out and do not convert anything at al

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-26 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, To get the iTunes Plus higher quality songs when you are subscribed to iTunes Match, do the following: 1. Go into iTunes. 2. Select the Songs view. 3. Select the songs you wish to upgrade. 4. Press the Delete key. 5. Pay attention to the dialog that appears and make sure that you don't

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-26 Thread Donna Goodin
No problem. Thanks for the suggestion anyway. Best, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 26, 2014, at 7:16 AM, Chris H wrote: > > Well I admit I didn't know what you meant by quality. Sorry about that. > > Regards Chris > >> On 26/02/2014 12:27, Donna Goodin wrote: >> Hi Chris, >> >> I agree 1

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-26 Thread Chris H
Well I admit I didn't know what you meant by quality. Sorry about that. Regards Chris On 26/02/2014 12:27, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi Chris, I agree 100%. but in this case I'm actually listening on my regular stereo speakers, so the Touch speaker is irrelevant. Cheers, Donna On Feb 26, 2014, at

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-26 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Chris, I agree 100%. but in this case I'm actually listening on my regular stereo speakers, so the Touch speaker is irrelevant. Cheers, Donna On Feb 26, 2014, at 2:40 AM, Christopher Hallsworth wrote: > My view is because of the speakers on the iPod Touch. To me they sound so > tinny that

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-26 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
My view is because of the speakers on the iPod Touch. To me they sound so tinny that it's hard to impossible to decipher what's in the music. Little to no bass and too much of the higher frequencies. Just my £0.02 worth. On 26 Feb 2014, at 01:13, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > Recently I ha

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-25 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Erik, Oh, weird! It would never have dawned on me that I have to do that. So, how do I go about it? If I delete the local copies, will the match copies import automatically? Thanks both of you, Eric and Lisette. I'll really be glad to have solved this. Best, Donna On Feb 25, 2014, at 9:4

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-25 Thread Eric Caron
Hi Donna, You can use iTunes match to get the higher quality recordings to play but it is not automatic. you will be playing your local copy until you delete them and then import them back from iTunes match. Here is a kind of amazing example. I recorded many vinyl records and then pl

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-25 Thread Lisette Wesseling
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 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,

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-25 Thread Donna Goodin
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

Re: quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-25 Thread Lisette Wesseling
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

quality of music output when played from an iPod

2014-02-25 Thread Donna Goodin
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 wonde