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Bozley0621

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I've been using Amazon MP3 to download music into iTunes. It seems a few cents to several dollars cheaper than iTunes.

I noticed that the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack costs just under $16 in iTunes and just under $10 at Amazon MP3.

Do many others use Amazon as an alternative?
 
Bozley0621 said:
I've been using Amazon MP3 to download music into iTunes. It seems a few cents to several dollars cheaper than iTunes.

I noticed that the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack costs just under $16 in iTunes and just under $10 at Amazon MP3.

Do many others use Amazon as an alternative?
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Amazon should be 'primary' rather than an alternative. It's nice paying less for less restrictions.
 
skitzogreg said:
Amazon should be 'primary' rather than an alternative. It's nice paying less for less restrictions.
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I stand corrected. Amazon is my primary.

I read some other threads where people debated that iTunes sounds better. I'm not sure which is true; my ears can't tell the difference.

When both services are the same price for a song, I still save 6% tax through Amazon without the DRM.
 
Amazon mp3 is my primary. Definitely cheaper and the quality is usually pretty high (~278kbps is the average I've gotten). Plus it's in mp3 instead of the proprietary m4a that Apple uses.
 
mechanopony said:
Amazon mp3 is my primary. Definitely cheaper and the quality is usually pretty high (~278kbps is the average I've gotten). Plus it's in mp3 instead of the proprietary m4a that Apple uses.
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m4a isn't proprietary.

I buy from iTunes because I think .M4A sounds better than MP3. But I don't object from buying from the Amazon store.
 
Eh, I use iTunes simply because it's more convenient when I want to buy music legally.

The only time I use Amazon is when I get free credits from purchasing a vinyl or cd through Amazon.
 
Never bought from Amazon but got an email today about a new album. Both have it for $7.99, but the email had a today only promo for Amazon for $3 off. However, never used Amazon before so not sure the savings is worth the hassle of using some Amazon Downloader, etc. Not to mention Amazon does not say what bitrate they use. After digging they claim to be 256 most of the time. But most people say that 128 AAC is equivalent to 160 MP3, 160 AAC = 192 MP3, etc. So should an iTunes 256 file sound better than a 256 MP3.

Maybe. iTunes just makes it so easy.
 
roland.g said:
Never bought from Amazon but got an email today about a new album. Both have it for $7.99, but the email had a today only promo for Amazon for $3 off. However, never used Amazon before so not sure the savings is worth the hassle of using some Amazon Downloader, etc. Not to mention Amazon does not say what bitrate they use. After digging they claim to be 256 most of the time. But most people say that 128 AAC is equivalent to 160 MP3, 160 AAC = 192 MP3, etc. So should an iTunes 256 file sound better than a 256 MP3.

Maybe. iTunes just makes it so easy.
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The Amazon Downloader is not complicated. Amazon just makes it so easy. It even imports your downloads directly into iTunes if you want.

Do what you want.
 
It is odd that I buy everything from Amazon including my new 55 inch TV but I've never bought any downloadable music from them--I guess that needs to change! ;)
 
You guys should check out 7digital.com a lot of the albums are 320KBPS MP3 (they tell you before you buy it).
 
mechanopony said:
Amazon mp3 is my primary. Definitely cheaper and the quality is usually pretty high (~278kbps is the average I've gotten). Plus it's in mp3 instead of the proprietary m4a that Apple uses.
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m4a is prioprietary as mp3 is, but certainly it wasn't made by Apple like you may think but by Fraunhoofer and many other audio companies. It's the successor of MP3 (Mpeg I Layer III) and belongs to Mpeg-4. It's a standard, better than mp3 for sure.
 
Surely said:
I buy from wherever is cheaper. Sometimes iTunes, sometimes Amazon MP3.

It's more often Amazon though.....
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i second this. amazon has a ton of daily & monthly deals as well. the new arcade fire was $3 or $4 on release day.
 
Last time I used iTunes was when I was in Austria, 'cause stupid Amazon mp3 wouldn't work over there :(

iTunes scored a definite point on that one.

I use emusic as my primary since I'm on a grandfathered plan which makes it unbelievably cheap. Quality would need to be better though, for people who care about those sorts of things to be interested though.
 
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