copying music to flash drive

[paddywak]

I'm going to copy music to a flash drive for use in a car stereo system, but when looking at the rip options there are six, four for windows media player, one for MP3 and one for WAV. I'm afraid I'm a bit ignorant as to which is the best format to use so any advice would be appreciated

[ChuckFickens]

MP3

Set the quality to 128Kb/s as the absolute minimum too if you have the option

[paddywak]

Thanks chuck

[Evilninja]

Hi

It really does depend on how you listen to Music, if you just want noise, then yes 128kbs is adequate, but forget any bass or detail....

I use an extra small 4gb HP flash drive ( http://www.play.com/P...366693/-/Product.html ) in my car, which is fairly quiet inside, and a pretty standard sony head unit and a couple of 6x9 rear speakers, I would never even think about 128kbs, the absolute minimum for any decent sound would be 192kbs....

To be honest, 4,8,16 GB drives are so cheap now, that I actually use 320kbs and still have vast amounts of space left with excellent quality, to do this when ripping if you are using Windows xp with Media player 11, select under the RIP tab these settings: Format= MP3 and Bit Rate= 320 (best quality)

You really cant go wrong with those settings, however if you find that you are running out of space, just go down a setting on the Bit Rate, but seriously do not use anything less than 192 if you want to actually listen to music not a drone !

Hope that helps...

[RATTER15]

"It really does depend on how you listen to Music, if you just want noise, then yes 128kbs is adequate, but forget any bass or detail.... "

What utter nonsense, all mine are 128kbs and I have a perfectly good quality sound with no noise!!

[paddywak]

I loaded a stick for my niece using the 128kb/s setting and she's over the moon with it, but thanks again for the input

[Evilninja]

Ratter15

Taking things a bit literal there me thinks!!

I was just emphasising the fact that if you are an audiophile and wanted the best sound available there is a choice, and there is no denying that the higher the bit rate the better the quality of sound.

I stated that fact in the first line of my reply, so your rhetoric is moot !