I’ve heard that MP3 quality is inferior to CD’s. So why listen to MP3’s on my home stereo?
• MP3 is a “compressed” format that shrinks the size of a music file by as much as 10 times. The more you shrink it, the lower the quality. However, by setting a lower compression rate (also known as a “higher data rate”), the MP3 files will be slightly larger but still significantly smaller than their CD counter parts, and the quality will significantly improve. In many cases, the quality is usually indistinguishable from the original. • If you want pure CD quality audio that’s uncompressed, you can transfer the CD tracks in WAV format, which is a bit for bit transfer from the CD to the hard drive with absolutely no loss in quality. If you have a digital input on your stereo system, you can also use digital outputs from your other devices to maintain perfect digital integrity from the computer through the Digital Player and out of your speakers for crystal-clear digital audio.
