Which device plays back ATRAC3plus 320kbps

[simon.giesen]

Hi everybody,

well this is my first posting here and I am German, so please do appologize my bad english :-(

I would love to know whether anybody has tested the Atrac3Plus 320Kbit feature of Sonic Stage 3.2 - I got the HD-5 and it was not possible to copy tracks recorded with that bitrate without an conversion to the device.

Second question: Any experiences? Does Atrac3Plus 320 sounds really better than 256?

Regards!

[Ishiyoshi]

Hi everybody,

well this is my first posting here and I am German, so please do appologize my bad english :-(

I would love to know whether anybody has tested the Atrac3Plus 320Kbit feature of Sonic Stage 3.2 - I got the HD-5 and it was not possible to copy tracks recorded with that bitrate without an conversion to the device.

Second question: Any experiences? Does Atrac3Plus 320 sounds really better than 256?

Regards!

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Welcome to ALC, simon.

At this point, only a few ATRAC device (such as the PSP and NW-E99) can fully utilize the new range of ATRAC3plus bit rates [bolded = new] bitrates: 320kbps, 256kbps, 192kbps, 160kbps, 128kbps, 96kbps, 64kbps and 48kbps. Please read this thread for further details.

As for quality difference, I can hardly discern any significant difference between ATRAC3plus 320kbps and 256kbps other than the 320kbps seems to be slighly warmer. If you are interested, please review the "SonicStage 3.2: ATRAC3plus Frequency Analysis" I have set up in this thread.

[mmp64]

Hi everybody,

well this is my first posting here and I am German, so please do appologize my bad english :-(

I would love to know whether anybody has tested the Atrac3Plus 320Kbit feature of Sonic Stage 3.2 - I got the HD-5 and it was not possible to copy tracks recorded with that bitrate without an conversion to the device.

Second question: Any experiences? Does Atrac3Plus 320 sounds really better than 256?

Regards!

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What bad English? You could probably get a job teaching English in the States.

[Christopher]

The new Sony Walkmans will play back all of the new bitrates. You can learn more about them here.