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After reading some of the comments here (and on Head-Fi), it seems like 192kbps AAC is the perfect balance between quality and small file sizes, for my purposes. So I think I'll go with that. I've got a question, though. If most of my cds are ripped as 320k MP3's and I want 192kbps AAC files...

I rip most of my cds as 320kbps MP3s, but they tend to take up a fair bit of space. I'm trying to conserve because even though I've got nearly 20 gigs of space on my new iPod, I have a lot of music on my PC to upload to it. How does the sound quality differ between the two formats and is it...

Yeah, Canada Computers is where I picked them, and I believe I got that branch's second last set (they said one more was in the back but that it was also in rough shape. I wonder why all of CC's Z-560's are all beaten up like that). Anyways, I checked my Control Panel and everything is...

Firstly, am I posted this in the right board? Because it's speaker-related, but they're computer speakers as opposed to home theater speakers. So if this should be in the PC-related board instead, let me know. Thanks. Anyways, on to my trouble: I finally picked up the Logitech Z-560's...

I might be seeing the Opeth-Porcupine Tree this Tuesday. I haven't decided yet, however, tickets are still available. I really want to see Opeth live, although I'm not sure about PT. As many times as I've heard Porcupine Tree mentioned by other metal fans, I've never actually heard anything...

Over the last few months, I've really been getting into metal, and these are my 3 favourite metal bands. I don't see any of them discussed at all (aside from 1 or 2 Opeth threads from a long time ago). Like I siad, I've recently heard quite a few of their songs that I've really enjoyed...

I just bought my whole Paradigm speaker setup (4 Titans, C170, PDR10) at the beginning of last winter. I live in a fairly small apartment, and now that summer's approaching, I have to reinstall my air conditioner (it's kept in the closet during the winter time). Anyways, here's my problem...

Finally picked up the album, and it's great! There's nothing on it that's as brilliant and original as Albuqueque, but it's still a great album. IMO, the order of best to worst Weird Al albums goes: 1.Dare To Be Stupid 2.Running With Scissors 3.Bad Hair Day 4.Even Worse 5.UHF...

Can anyone else help with this?

I had that EXACT system for a month or two. Bose was a very well-known name, so I assumed it was the best. I ended up purchasing the Bose Acoustimass 10 Series III system (the exact one that your friend is interested in) for $1600 Canadian. I thought it was a steal, as everywhere else I...

First of all, is this the right place to be asking headphone questions, or is this board dedicated to speakers and woofers? I don't see any other boards to ask headphone questions at HTF, nor do I ever seen any headphone discussions on this board. I guess I'll ask. Can someone recommend...

IMO, the 5 best Gamecube games to date are: 1.Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker - this game is truly phenomenal. It's my single favourite game this 'generation' across all platforms. It's not quite as brilliant and epic and Ocarina of Time was when it first came out, but it's still a fantastic...

I absolutely LOVED the movie. I completely disagree with Steve_Tk. I thought that the movie started out pretty mediocre, and progressively became better and better until the very end. I thought it was brilliant.

Don't worry. The people at Factor 5 are absolute masters at compression. They even helped develop the console itself a few years ago. MusyX, for instance, is the creator of GCN's sound card, and I believe that Factor 5 is their parent company. Also, I heard a few months ago that Factor 5 was...

You should definitely take a look at this link: http://zinio.com/delivery?issn=1058...I1&bd=1&r=first You can download the entire issue of EGM and browse through it with this program called Zinio that you download through that same link. And best of all, it's absolutely fee, and 100%...

Are these going to replace conventional DVDs? Because from what I read, they don't seem like a very big step up. They can store 23 gigs (is that double layere and/or double sides, or not), whereas dohble-layered, double-sided current dvds can hold 17 gigs. Are Blu-Rays compatible with...

"03.28.03 - The Offspring To Release Chinese Democracy. Multi-platinum Sony artists THE OFFSPRING are recording their new disc with producer Brendan O'Brien in Los Angeles The album is titled Chinese Democracy, which also happens to be the title of the long-awaited GUNS N ROSES album...

I was originally disappointed when I heard about the cell shading last year, but I just picked up the game, and let me tell you that it really is amazing. I've played for almost 4 hours now, and it's just such an amazing game. It has a very similar feel to Ocarina of time, but I think that's...

I wouldn't worry about space. Good developers are able to compress games in unimagineable. Some companies, like Capcom, are too lazy, so they released Resident Evil 1 and RE0 on 2 discs each, but then, some developers, like Factor 5 are siomply amazing. Did you know that all of Rogue...

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Originally, this game was set to be released on PS2 at the very end of March, and on GCN not until May. Well, it's just been cofirmed that it's being released a month and a half early on Gamecube (April 8th, which is 13 days away). From what I've heard, it's pretty much a carbon copy of...

I know this might be an very ignorant question, but do mp4s exist? Because I've heard this name mentioned before. I know that there are MP2 and MP3s (obviously), but I had never heard of MP4s. If so, then how's their sound quality? How do they differe from MP3s? Also, are there any MP4...

Wow, Zelda WW is currently the 2nd highest ranked game at gamerankings.com (for those who don't know, that's a site that takes every respectable review site it can find, averages out a score, and ranks the game.) Currently, the top 10 list is: 1.Lgend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 2.Legend of...

People confused the number of pre-orders with the number of copies ordered in total by retailers. For instance, right before its release on Xbox, rumours were flying around, saying that Splinter Cell had 1.1 million pre-orders. This turned out to be untrue, since even to date, the game has...

Due to Nintendo's fantastic marketing for Wind Waker (especially the free bonus disk), plus, the amazing reviews for the game so far, Wind Waker now has the most pre-orders of any video game in history. Not only did it shatter Ocarina of Time's old record (325 000), but it has even surpassed...

Yeah, I think you're right. Although nothing's been announced officially, 4 of those games may only be temporarily exclusive. (ie. they could be ported to PS2 and/or Xbox after a few months). Resident Evil 4, however, it completely exclusive to Gamecube.

Capcom has 5, amazing-looking original games coming exclusive to Gamecube this year. -There's P.N.03, which looks like a great 3rd person action game (can you call it a shooter, because everything comes right out of her hands? :D ) -There's Viewtiful Joe, which is an awesome looking...

Can someone please briefly enlighten me as to what Super Audio Compact Discs (SACD) and DVD Audio (DVDA) are, and how they differ? 1.First thing I don't understand, is how does SACD work? Don't all cds hold up to 650 or 700 megs. So, how do they manage to improve the quality over standard cds...

It was pretty enjoyable, but not great. I'd give it about an 8 out of 10. I enjoyed A Guy Thing more.

Has anyone heard this cover song? I think the song is very good, but the music video is simply brilliant. It's a very simply acoustic song, but it's very powerful and moving. I think it's great that this 70-year-old country singer can release such a great cover song. (It's better than the...