While the quality of the recording being played does have an obvious impact on what you hear....there's no getting away from the fact the factory speakers leave quite a bit to be desired....
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Originally Posted by four.8is
What is the best format for high quality output?
I've done a head to head comparison of FLAC files and MP3's but unless you have a super expensive system to play them on, you won't notice a difference -or will you?
FLAC are extremely large files but are not compressed like MP3's..
I like high quality sound and I understand the format of the files being played make a huge difference but what is actually the best?
If not MP3's then what?
If something else then how and what device to burn/ play it on..something that can actually be integrated in a car and not on a stage...
Just curious ...
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I would venture to say that 95% (or higher) of people would not be able to hear a difference between an Mp3 encoded at or 192 vs a flac source.....which is why mp3's are considered "acceptable" by most. If you know what to listen for, and have a getup that can accurately reproduce it there is a noticeable difference. I have Krk's here at home and you can definitely tell there's a reduction in the shimmer & overtones of percussion on an Mp3. That being said though, for a vehicle such as the e53, where the cabin in subject to wind noise, road noise and other vehicular sounds trying to obtain the same sound reproduction you'd find from a set of studio monitors is an exercise in futility.
I try to stick to FLAC sources for audio that has many layers or intricate sounds; my favorite tracks. But Everything else just gets slapped to an mp3 for sheer convenience & portability.