What is the difference between MP3, WMA and WAV audio files?
WAV files are an uncompressed format. Because of this they can take up a lot of room on computers. MP3s have been the standard for years. Almost every computer and portable music player can read and play MP3s. The same music stored in an MP3 format is about 10 percent of the size of a WAV file. WMAs are even more compressed than MP3s, yet offer comparable quality. While many new cars are able to play MP3s, they may not be able to read a CD using the WMA format.
