Obviously wav(lossless) is the absolute ultimate format but 360kps mp3 can attain the exact same quality in 25% the space. In order to achieve that same quality in AAC you need almost 10% more space than mp3. Since none of those can actually be compared in true audible sound quality, the matter comes down to size/compression. mp3 requires more computing power to decompress which means a player will need need more/faster computing abilities and wav requires the least.
This is the quick summary:
If you're using the file to share or for your 'mp3' player, mp3 is the best, hands down. 160k is plenty good for most anything, btw, and 128k vs 160k sound is negligible on factory car speakers.
If you're running the songs on a very slow computer, wav format is the best. Yes the files are MUCH larger but that has nothing to do with the amount of computing power it would have taken to decompress an mp3 file.
Hope this gives you an idea.
*edit* Oh wait, did you say wma somewhere in there? hahahahahaha
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Last edited by Cavi Mike : 07-18-2007 at 03:59 PM.
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