Bootleg CD vs MP3 sound quality

thunderDAN
thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
edited June 2008 in The Porch
is there a difference in the sound quality between getting the CD made for the 2008 boots and the digital download of the MP3s? I know FLAC is the better quality, but is there a 2nd best between the CD and the digital download?
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  • Red Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    Yes the cd's will have much better quality than mp3's. Although it depends where you listen to them. If you listen to them on a shitty car stereo or on your computer you won't notice too much of a difference, but if you have a decent home stereo you can notice a huge difference.

    It's my understanding that FLAC and the cd's will sound the same. You basically pay the extra $2 plus shipping just for artwork, and having someone burn the music into disks for you.
  • grazman
    grazman Posts: 198
    The FLAC download is exactly the same as the CD as both will be WAV files, the mp3 download is the worst of the 3.
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  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    grazman wrote:
    The FLAC download is exactly the same as the CD as both will be WAV files, the mp3 download is the worst of the 3.

    alright cool, so if I rip the CDs to a computer does that make the quality better or worse than the digital download? (sorry for all the questions just a little confused)
  • Julien
    Julien Posts: 2,457
    thunderDAN wrote:
    alright cool, so if I rip the CDs to a computer does that make the quality better or worse than the digital download? (sorry for all the questions just a little confused)
    if you rip a cd, you'll have mp3, so it will be the same quality as the downlaods from 10C.
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  • Murderers.
    Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    Julien wrote:
    if you rip a cd, you'll have mp3, so it will be the same quality as the downlaods from 10C.
    He could just rip them into flac. There's not really much noticable difference between 320 mp3's and FLAC anyway.
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  • grazman
    grazman Posts: 198
    Julien wrote:
    if you rip a cd, you'll have mp3, so it will be the same quality as the downlaods from 10C.

    yeah, you can rip the CD to WAV files which is what FLAC convert to so no difference there. If your ripping CD to mp3 then just about the same as mp3 download. If your an audiophile like me you can definately tell the difference between WAV (FLAC) and mp3.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    I'm not evolved enough to tell the difference between FLAC and MP3. But I ordered the Roo on CD for the physical product.
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  • Jazzmann
    Jazzmann Posts: 98
    Will the cdr:s look like regular cds you buy at your local store with sony logo and all that shit or will it say Pearl Jam date and place etc.?
  • antero
    antero Earth Posts: 21
    JoshuaTree wrote:
    Will the cdr:s look like regular cds you buy at your local store with sony logo and all that shit or will it say Pearl Jam date and place etc.?

    Good question...and we are'll still waiting the answer from the 10C People.........
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