MacVoices #16073: The Pros, Cons and Logistics of Building a Lossless iTunes Library with Kirk McElhearn


Kirk McElhearn, aka “The iTunes Guy”, delivers a Master Class discussion on creating or upgrading your iTunes library with lossless files. Kirk starts with the basics of understanding compression and encoding, throws in some practical considerations, and guides you to making your best choice to have the highest quality music in your collection. It should be a simple matter, but there are many variables, not the least of which are iCloud Music Library, iTunes Match and storage space on your iDevice. If you are interested in high quality music, you will get all your answers here.

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Show Notes:

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Links:

How To: Convert Audio Files to Any Format by Kirk McElhearn on Kirksville

XLD Lossless Audio Converter

Can You Really Tell the Difference Between Music at Different Bit Rates?  by Kirk McElhearn on Kirksville

ABXTester – app to do comparison listening

Here’s How Messed Up Apple Music Metadata Is  by Kirk McElhearn on Kirksville

Almost Famous (Extended Version) on Amazon

How Hi-Fi Magazines Write about Cables, Part 17: Hard Disks  – by Kirk McElhearn on Kirksville

Kirk’s iTunes Forum