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palbri
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Re: RE: RealNetworks slashes song prices...

said by Boogeyman See Profile:
I mean, the regular price to buy 14 songs online is roughly the price of an album in stores. I can just buy the album at the store, then I get the CD and I can rip and encode it at any speed I want. Screw these fansy schmansy proprietary codecs. Just give me mp3's at a high bitrate.

Ok, gotcha and I agree with you. I tend to rip most of my songs anyway. Nevertheless, have you tried the AAC format encoded at 192/48Khz? I must say I am impressed since it does sound a bit better than MP3 encoded at 192. IMHO, AAC has nicer imaging and a bit more realistic sound (but only at the higher bit rates).


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reply to palbri
I mean, the regular price to buy 14 songs online is roughly the price of an album in stores. I can just buy the album at the store, then I get the CD and I can rip and encode it at any speed I want. Screw these fansy schmansy proprietary codecs. Just give me mp3's at a high bitrate.
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said by Boogeyman See Profile:
Blah, if they offered those prices all the time, I'd be there in a heartbeat, as it stands, its still about the same price for an album.

I am confused: how is it same price if Real is offering albums at half the price of Apple? I just checked and the albums are half price.
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