Updating My Music Library

It's been a while since I last updated this blog mainly because I'm a little too busy studying other stuffs..

I started updating my music collection 2 days ago.

Deleted all MP3 files with bitrates below 192kbps and started re-ripping some CD's into FLAC using EAC+FLAC to play on my computer (I use Foobar 2000 as my music player)

and as MP3 files encoded using EAC+LAME 3.97 with 320kbps VBR to play on my iPod

and also downloaded other albums that I don't have and I can't easily find in music bars like classic rock bands of the 80's (they usually cost more because they're like endagered species).

I decided to update my music library because i really feel like those low quality audio files are not making any justice to my PX100 headphones and of course to my very discriminating ears.

Yeah, very discriminating that I can't stand listening music using the stock earbuds that came with my iPod because for me it sounds really horrible.

Right now I'm still downloading the whole discography of RATM, and Nirvana. Ok, I know it's illegal but I really don't have a choice due to some problems (budget-wise and availability-wise).

But really, I'm don't like downloading songs from the internet. I want the original CD's so I can rip and encode them to my favorite audio format, FLAC. The quality of the highest-quality mp3's (320kbps using EAC+LAME) is good but still can't match CD quality audio playback.

Again, if you love your music, buy it.