good ol mp3 does the trick. most universal format and less muss with devices. 192+ bitrate is best. but depends on the song. orchestral peices and acoustics are required for 320 and some electronica is ok at 160-192 but prefer 256 VBR.
I mostly use VBR and it's the best tradeoff. I use media jukebox for my music player on my compie and it's nice.
good ol mp3 does the trick. most universal format and less muss with devices. 192+ bitrate is best. but depends on the song. orchestral peices and acoustics are required for 320 and some electronica is ok at 160-192 but prefer 256 VBR.
I mostly use VBR and it's the best tradeoff. I use media jukebox for my music player on my compie and it's nice.
I have a total bias towards OGG and FLAC formats since I'm a ***** for the open-source. I really like having music in FLAC format, although my ears don't really care while my hard drive does.
I voted MP3, because I use that for my iPod Touch 32GB, it seems to be the best quality (I've tried AAC but it's not as good quality despite being the same bit rate). I store the music on my external 500GB drive using FLAC
I voted MP3, because I use that for my iPod Touch 32GB, it seems to be the best quality (I've tried AAC but it's not as good quality despite being the same bit rate). I store the music on my external 500GB drive using FLAC