Re: What CD player installs in a 65 Satellite

[Gary Pavlovich <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx>]

Thank you again for all excellent information.

Gary P.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Brummett" <brummett@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: What CD player installs in a 65 Satellite


> On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Gary Pavlovich <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> > Isn't the MP3 format a "compressed" audio source which has a measurable
> > fidelity quality loss when music is transferred from CD/vinyl to MP3 
> > format?
>
> It is compressed, and the mp3s do lost some quality compared to the
> originals, whatever the format.
>
> But...  You probably won't notice.
>
> Part of the way it gets compressed is by throwing out the sounds you
> can't hear.  Highs and lows outside the range of human hearing, parts
> of harmonics that your ear just doesn't hear, etc.  The process also
> has a quality setting called "bit rate", similar to the high/low
> quality settings on a VCR.  If you use a higher bit rate setting, it
> will sound better.  192kbit is probably the minimum I'd use these
> days.  The trade-off is that it will take up more space on your
> computer's disk.  But then, disk space is super cheap these days
> anyway...
>
> > I am sure it really doesnt' matter much in our '62-'65 Hot Rods where 
> > audio
> > reproduction is overshadowed by the RPM music of cam/headers/and 
> > exhaust...
>
> Exactly.  MP3s are super convenient and unless you're listening to a
> good set of speakers in a quiet room, you won't notice the difference,
> especially in an old car with the windows down.
>
> -- Tony  brummett@xxxxxxxxx
> '64 Dodge 440
> '65 Dart GT
>
>
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