Comments on: Using Amazon MP3 Store with iTunes http://www.totalapps.net/general/using-amazon-mp3-store-with-itunes/ Find everything you wanted to know about Mac software in our blog: hot news, reviews, tips, tricks and more! Keep your finger on the pulse of Apple world! Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: jtc http://www.totalapps.net/general/using-amazon-mp3-store-with-itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-666 jtc Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:42:42 +0000 http://www.totalapps.net/?p=2151#comment-666 One big difference -- the MP3 format is not as good as AAC. Why? Simple, AAC was created as the _successor_ of MP3 by the same groups who originally created MP3; it's just not called MP4 because the labels really hated the MP3 name at the time. So, by definition, 256kbps AAC (iTunes) is a smaller file of better quality than 256kbps MP3 (Amazon, etc). ps. AAC stands for Advanced Audio Codec (neither A is for Apple, which many people assume). One big difference — the MP3 format is not as good as AAC.

Why? Simple, AAC was created as the _successor_ of MP3 by the same groups who originally created MP3; it’s just not called MP4 because the labels really hated the MP3 name at the time.

So, by definition, 256kbps AAC (iTunes) is a smaller file of better quality than 256kbps MP3 (Amazon, etc).

ps. AAC stands for Advanced Audio Codec (neither A is for Apple, which many people assume).

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