I've a number of albums on my new laptop that i copied from my brother which i love to listen to but unfortunatley theyre all in MP3 format. Even though ive already copied them to a CD-R (one album to one CD) they still sound naff. Is there a way i can change them to WMA format so that i can burn them onto a CD @ 192kbs? If so, will that make them sound better or should i just stump it and buy them instead? I'm good with computers, well so i like to think, but when it comes to stuff like this i'm bit of a noob! Also i like to listen to some of the radio stations i stream on my laptop, Radio 1, Radio 2 and 1FM (online only) - I just simply connect my laptop to my Arcam Alpha 9 integrated via a 3.5mm jack plug to a 2 phono cable. It sounds fine, once i've changed the sound format on my laptop, but its still not super. Should i be using an external sound card device (if there's such a thing) or will i just have to put up with it and turn the volume up more on the amp? My laptop is an ACER Aspire 5920. Thanks for all info/help.
Burning discs for HiFi use
- Thread starter d_a_n1979
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If they are bad sounding mp3's then converting them isn't gonna make them sound any better, and probably worse. You can't replace what has been lost in the compression process of a lossy format like MP3.
*edit As for the radio. It will never sound great with the quality they pump out from the BBC website, but turning your amp up wont be a problem. But check the settings in the volume panel are suitablly high too.
*edit As for the radio. It will never sound great with the quality they pump out from the BBC website, but turning your amp up wont be a problem. But check the settings in the volume panel are suitablly high too.
fatboyslimfast
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What fr0g said. I'm afraid that the MP3s you have won't ever sound better than they do now. Sorry!
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