{"id":108,"date":"2007-06-01T04:47:07","date_gmt":"2007-06-01T04:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattcastille.com\/me\/?p=108"},"modified":"2007-06-01T04:49:09","modified_gmt":"2007-06-01T04:49:09","slug":"ears-on-listening-test-compares-itunes-plus-to-itunes-128kbps-gizmodo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mattcastille.com\/me\/2007\/06\/ears-on-listening-test-compares-itunes-plus-to-itunes-128kbps-gizmodo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ears On: Listening Test Compares iTunes Plus to iTunes 128kbps – Gizmodo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ears On<\/a>
\nListening Test Compares iTunes Plus to iTunes 128kbps 30,915 Views<\/p>\n

Today is a big day for music downloaders, because iTunes is finally offering DRM-free music for your listening pleasure. To sweeten the deal, each also has a lighter AAC compression applied to it, 256kbps instead of iTunes’ customary 128kbps.<\/p>\n

Called iTunes Plus, it’s available now, and all it asks is an extra 30 cents per song ($1.29 for each instead of $.99 for iTunes songs). Is there a big difference in sound quality between those 128kbps iTunes files and these 256kbps iTunes Plus songs? Let’s dig into iTunes Plus, grab a few files and compare them to the old-style locked-up tunes.<\/p>\n

To access the iTunes Plus songs, a limited selection with only EMI artists thus far, first you must upgrade your iTiunes software to version 7.2.0.34. Then, you simply<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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