Hi,
My PJ CDs are all ripped @ 320kbps but they still sound shitty. Granted, I have small speakers but some other CDs sound so much louder @ 192kbps. Dry and Rid Of Me are especially "low"; I've ripped them using iTunes and then my trusted Easy-Cd-da Extractor but even with the volume up to 100% they don't sound satisfying enough. I was thinking of downloading some "lossless" copies I've found 'cause I don't know how to rip my copies into that format.
Why is it that only PJ's CDs sounds bad @ 320? What would be better than that format? What are lossless copies like, would I be able to add them to my iTunes and stuff?
Any input would be appreciated
edit: Well, I stopped being lazy and looked up .flac and got some answers. I ripped TBYML in one .flac file and holy fucking God it is glorious–it's like a whole new experience.
edit #2: OK, I think I got to the bottom of this. It wasn't the 320 rip, it was iTunes itself. I went to the PJ file location on my hard drive, and played TBYML with vlc player and then compared it with iTunes and it was a huge difference. Why would the same song sound different in different players? My volume adjustment is at none, which I presume is the correct choice.
edit #3: I messed with the equalizer (View, Show Equalizer) and put in these settings and it made it a bit better, still lower than through other players though. What do you guys have yours at?
