If You Prefer High Quality Music

Who doesn’t?

Well, I think most of the people actually don’t. Otherwise there wouldn’t be FM radio, Pandora, Last.fm. We’re an iPod generation, that consumes music with cheap headphones or speakers.

But there’re still many of those who DO care. Who want to hear a song the way it was meant by artists and sound engineers. Those for whom mp3/128kbps won’t cut it.

What should these people do? What is the best way to store and enjoy their high quality music collection?

First of all, what would be the best choice of audio format? Is it mp3/320kbps? Well, I must say mp3 at 320 gives you a pretty decent quality. You can find numerous tests on the Internet that show that it requires a very good stereo system and a pair of ears to actually tell the difference between a CD and an mp3 file encoded with 320kpbs. But it’s possible and I’m sure there’re plenty of those who tried that.

Can I get something better than an mp3/320 and still keep the file size small? The answer is yes. You can always turn to an OGG Vorbis, which gives you up to 500kpbs. I believe at this rate even the most demanding ear can be satisfied.

The next question is can you stream OGG Vorbis? And the answer is again yes. Most of digital locker servers out there will convert OGG files into an mp3 file for streaming. However Moozone.com supports true streaming of OGG Vorbis files, where the actual OGG file will get streamed to your computer or an Android app.

I, myself, have ripped all my old CDs to OGG/500 and uploaded them to Moozone.com. 3G networks are fast enough to handle 500kbps without any problems.

Tony