iTunes match bitrate

[frunkis54]

is there a big diffence in sound between 100kbps and 256kbps?

 

[PNutts]

is there a big diffence in sound between 100kbps and 256kbps?

Technically, yes. It's similar to the difference between FM radio and near-CD quality. However, depending on your speakers/earphones/earbuds and your own years, you might not notice the difference. It's subjective until you are comparing a wide range like 56kbps and 320kbps.

 

[prss14]

Between 100k and 256 I would say yes. When iTunes upgraded from 128k to 256k I could tell a difference even with the apple earbuds. When I got a decent pair of headphones I could tell even more difference between low bit rate and 256k (decent). I think 320k is a good bit rate, but my desire to stop buying entire cd's and then storing them after ripping outweighed the difference between 256k and 320k. But that is just me.

 

[rstark18]

From everything I've read, a 256kbps aac is higher quality than a 320kbps mpg