[slinkelist] mpeg2 ????????

[Marty Culbert]

Correct. AAC is a completely different - and superior - encoding method than
MP3. They are just as incompatible as .wav and MP3 files are - they require
a different decoder. An app like Winamp could easily play AAC files if
someone writes a decoder plug-in... Or, CDJ could support AAC, or any other
audio format, if CDJ could also use Windows MMC decoders (this idea is fret
with all sorts of support problems. so I'm not requesting this feature)

On the issue of MP3's and CDs sound quality comparisons: MP3 recordings vary
greatly from CD sound quality partly because your CD player most likely has
much better DACs (digital to analog converters) than your PC soundcard....

-Marty

----- Original Message -----
From: Elron A. Yellin <elron@motu.com>
To: <slinkelist@nirvis.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [slinkelist] mpeg2 ????????


> It is my impression that the latest revision of mpeg-2 audio (AAC) has
> surpassed mpeg audio layer 3 (aka mpeg3) in performance, but in a
> non-backward-compatible way.  I could be wrong about this.
>
> Elron
> > I'm bit confused, isn't mp3 = mpeg3 - Audio Layer Only
> >
> > As in progressive :
> > mpeg1 -> mpeg2 -> mpeg3 (the video compression of 3 is (as far as I
> > know) not yet developed, so Mpeg3_Audio_only = mp3)
> >
> > mpeg3 is improved version of mpeg2, right or wrong?
> > Or is it that improved compression of mpeg3 produses poorer audio
> > quality than mpeg2.
> >
> > -michael (A)
>
>
>
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