Mp3 SURROUND !!! Hello

[tydw94]

Hey anyone out there know a bit about this technology (5.1 Mp3). . is it coming for ps3 ? I'm liking it.

[richteer]

Originally Posted by tydw94

Hey anyone out there know a bit about this technology (5.1 Mp3). . is it coming for ps3 ? I'm liking it.

MP3 is about the worst audio quality out there. Why on earth would you chose to have it in a home audio system?!

[tydw94]

Do you know about this tech? and i do alot of downloading, and most of my audio files are in mp3. so i wouldn't mind listening to them in surround.

[richteer]

Originally Posted by tydw94

Do you know about this tech? and i do alot of downloading, and most of my audio files are in mp3. so i wouldn't mind listening to them in surround.

The MP3s you download are doubtless in stereo, and are probably at minimal bit rates (the PS3 and other MP3 players can tell what word size and sample rate it used).

MP3 is MUCH more compressed that something like Dolby Digital, so the sound quality is much worse. There's not much point in having a decent audio system if all you're gonna feed it is MP3s!

[Canada]

Originally Posted by richteer

MP3 is about the worst audio quality out there. Why on earth would you chose to have it in a home audio system?!

MP3 is bit starved for 2ch as it is, just imagine a 5.1 mix of that song.

[crackinhedz]

I like Mp3's.

they save space and still sound good. I don't worry about little things like bitrate.

Anyone gotta problem with that??

[MOONPHASE]

mp3 audio was really only meant for mp3 players, ipods, and psp but for a ps3 i rather have something like AAC or WMV audio

[richteer]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

I like Mp3's.

they save space and still sound good. I don't worry about little things like bitrate.

Anyone gotta problem with that??

Hey, I"ve got the perfect thing for you: an HD DVD player. Owners of those don't worry about bit rates either! :-)

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by richteer

Hey, I"ve got the perfect thing for you: an HD DVD player.

hey, what is hd dvd?? is that some kind of fancy Mp3 player?

[crackinhedz]

hey don't get me wrong, I like a good movie with Lossless audio...but for music, i'm content with Mp3 quality. I'm not a music buff.

[DefTechPioElite]

Originally Posted by Canada

MP3 is bit starved for 2ch as it is, just imagine a 5.1 mix of that song.

The PS3 store Blu-ray Trailer of "Across The Universe" is in AAC 5.1 and it sounds like shit. It sound like everything is being listened to through running water, if you can imagine that. It's averages 128kbps. Btw, for those who dont' know, AAC is "advanced audio codec" an alternative(read=superior) to MP3 and iTunes codec of choice. So, maybe if I had a HTIB I would not hear the difference but ugh, it was horrible. DD 448kbps at the LOWEST for me.

[Zipzap713]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

hey, what is hd dvd?? is that some kind of fancy Mp3 player?

Only if you can find a disc to put the MP3s on

Anyway, the 5.1 MP3 sounds nice. I use my MP3 player in the car, and I wouldn't mind being able to use the car's 6.1 audio. Of course, I would expect the 5.1 to take up at least twice the space (8MB instead of 4MB for an average song)
When is this 5.1 MP3 going to be available for use?

[rox addict]

So when I get my songs from the Itunes store they are crappy quality ?

[X-Ninja]

Originally Posted by rox addict

So when I get my songs from the Itunes store they are crappy quality ?

Itunes songs are encoded with 128kbps AAC files (with a .m4a extention).

So yes. The quality from itunes is about as low as it gets. I still buy from itunes if i want a song at EXACTLY midnight, but it definately doesnt sound good when streamed to the ps3.

[tmgrich]

I dont know if it would be so bad to have mp3 in 5.1 if they were at 320 kbps. I play mp3s on my ps3 and they sound pretty good if the bitrate is high enough. I cant believe itunes sells mp3s that are 128 kbps. 128 is considered inferior quality when it comes to mp3s. I dont like to get anything less than 192.

[richteer]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

hey, what is hd dvd?? is that some kind of fancy Mp3 player?

Nah, some kind of fancy paperweight. I hear they used to be free with boxes of Crackerjacks, or something. :-)

[Chevypower]

Yeah MP3 sucks. It's MPEG 1!! (Layer 3) I am going to re-encode all my music for my iPod in Apple Lossless Mpeg 4. (When iTunes fixes it's encoding error with version 7.6.1.9) which is it cuts of 5 seconds of the last song on each CD.
iTunes plus songs are 256kb/s

[Kratos3]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

hey don't get me wrong, I like a good movie with Lossless audio...but for music, i'm content with Mp3 quality. I'm not a music buff.

That's cool. Personally, I really can't stand listening to MP3s on my home stereo. I've gone back to listening to CDs instead of my iPod. The sound is so much fuller and about a million times cleaner. MP3s are OK for those earbud headphones that come with your iPod, but that's about it. Anytime I can get an iTunes Plus track I do it. I wish SACD took off a bit more. For movies, or even for music, MP3 surround just won't sound good enough for me. I don't have an HDMI receiver yet, but I can't wait! All my BDs will get another viewing, or two.

[ixlegitballinxl]

only problem i have with mp3's playing on home theater is each song's volume varies....too loud...not loud enough...blah

[MOONPHASE]

with my kind of music even at volume 3 on my tv it sounds loud but my higher bitrate songs are like