AAC (iTunes) and MP3 format files have the capacity to carry a cover image. iTMS files come with cover images. They don't come with notes or lyrics, but these days it's easy to find lyrics on the internet.
There is a quality difference between MP3, AAC and CD audio. However...
128kb/sec AAC audio files (standard iTMS quality) lose very little quality in compression. It's a very smart compression algorithm. 192kb/sec MP3 is of similar quality.
Frankly, my ear isn't what it used to be, but it's still very good. 92kb/sec MP3 is obviously degraded, but it would be to anybody. 128kb/sec MP3 is pretty damned clean. I run shows ripping CDs to 192kb/sec MP3 (and the occasional iTMS track) and I've never had complaints about the quality of the audio.
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Date: 2005-02-06 08:22 pm (UTC)AAC (iTunes) and MP3 format files have the capacity to carry a cover image. iTMS files come with cover images. They don't come with notes or lyrics, but these days it's easy to find lyrics on the internet.
There is a quality difference between MP3, AAC and CD audio. However...
128kb/sec AAC audio files (standard iTMS quality) lose very little quality in compression. It's a very smart compression algorithm. 192kb/sec MP3 is of similar quality.
Frankly, my ear isn't what it used to be, but it's still very good. 92kb/sec MP3 is obviously degraded, but it would be to anybody. 128kb/sec MP3 is pretty damned clean. I run shows ripping CDs to 192kb/sec MP3 (and the occasional iTMS track) and I've never had complaints about the quality of the audio.