1kyle Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 (edited) I've been trying all sorts of MP3 conversions etc and I really can't get any satisfactory sound on the RH10 in ANY MP3 Format. Now Ripping a CD straight to the W900i mobile phone using PC2Phone software (supplied with the mobile phone) @ 192 kbs (mp3) sounds FAR FAR better than the same CD on the RH10 at even 320 kbs (MP3). Atrac3 is fine on the RH10.Tried Lame @ 320 VBR but on the mobile phone it made insignificant difference compared with PC2PHONE @ 192 (standard in their software) so it's easier just to use their software which grabs all the track info instead of me having to mess around with tags.I'm playing both devices on the computer via their USB connections. The RH10 of course I have to use SS which might be the problem whilst with the Mobile phone I'm just double clicking the file and using Nero as my default music player and even on my computers speakers (reasonable but certainly not top quality Hi FI) I can hear a difference --The mobile phone sounds BETTER. The Hi-MD MP3 payback always sounds to me as if it's got a lingering or background echo. Hard to pin down but it's definitely there. Music sometimes sounds as if it's being played in a large cathedral with lots of echo rather than a nice crisp Studio or smallish room.Now with decent Cans and ATRAC @352 the Hi-MD machine is definitely better (and so it should be) but the mobile phone is surprisingly good and more than adequate for portable listening especially in noisy environments like trains.(I'm liking this W900i more and more).I've seen previous posts that MP3 playing is really hobbled on MD at the moment.Obviously it seems true judging by my OK unscientific test but I never realized it was THAT bad - and in any case I thought it had been fixed in SS 3.4 and for the RH10.Obviously not.Anyway I'm really looking forward to what the RH1 brings out. Delivery can't be far off now.Cheers-K Edited April 8, 2006 by 1kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 (edited) the problematic playback of MP3's is a problem on the 2nd gen machines themselves...it couldn't have been 'fixed with SS 3.4'... The RH1 on the other hand does sport 'fixed' and correct MP3-playback Edited April 8, 2006 by The Low Volta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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