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There is software available that will convert I-Tunes to regular MP3 and without built in restrictions without loss of quality.
Surely it depends on the bitrates used? For example 320Kbps MP3 (constant or variable bit rate) is extremely high quality and generally accepted to be indistinguishable from the original CD quality. Even lower bitrates may be acceptable to many people. Personally I have generally found it hard to detect any degradation in sound quality with MP3 even at 128Kbps but, then again, I probably wouldn't be considered an audiophile...
Although MP3 is the most widespread format, it performed the worst at 64 kbps, achieving an average score of only 2.2 [ out of 5 ].
Judging from our tests, we think most people will find music compressed at higher bit rates indistinguishable from the original versions. Music fans will probably find even moderately compressed songs acceptable, especially if the compression means they can fit more tracks onto a portable player. However, this compromise becomes less tolerable when it involves compressing the music to the lowest bitrate.
For general use, 128 kbps is fine (or 192 kbps if you have really good ears). If you want to pack a lot of audio into a small amount of memory space, you can take the bit rate down to 64 kbps for RealAudio and 96 kbps for AAC and WMA. The lowest rate that is really usable for MP3 is 128 kbps; any lower, and the quality begins to suffer significantly.
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