Does IPOD support APE format music?

[yf920]

:D I am wondering to buy one if it supposes:)

[nazgul]

I'd highly doubt it, considering I've never even HEARD of that format.

[krmathis]

No, it does not support Monkeys Audio.

It supports the following audio formats: AAC , MP3 , Audible, Apple Lossless and PCM (AIFF & WAV).

Just convert your Monkeys Audio files to Apple Lossless and enjoy the lossless audio quality! :D

[yf920]

No, it does not support Monkeys Audio.

It supports the following audio formats: AAC , MP3 , Audible, Apple Lossless and PCM (AIFF & WAV).

Just convert your Monkeys Audio files to Apple Lossless and enjoy the lossless audio quality! :D

lossless with APE

:o

so how big usually is it for an album

i know it is 200-300M for an album with APE format

[ThunderRiver]

Same for Apple Lossless.. around 250 Mb to 275 Mb for a 60 min long audio signals.

[yf920]

Same for Apple Lossless.. around 250 Mb to 275 Mb for a 60 min long audio signals.

thanks:)

[krmathis]

I havent done a comparison between Monkeys Audio (APE) and Apple lossless (ALAC), but if we say ALAC have 5-10% bigger files its about right. ;)

ALAC does not have the best compression, but at least its supported in iTunes, iPod and AirTunes!

[yf920]

I havent done a comparison between Monkeys Audio (APE) and Apple lossless (ALAC), but if we say ALAC have 5-10% bigger files its about right. ;)

ALAC does not have the best compression, but at least its supported in iTunes, iPod and AirTunes!

:)

i do not care how big it is

just wanna know the quality:)

[ThunderRiver]

Is FLAC better or worse than APE?

[yf920]

Is FLAC better or worse than APE?

seems better :) :rolleyes:

[krmathis]

Is FLAC better or worse than APE?

I say FLAC is better than Monkeys Audio.

FLAC pros:

* Better/more software support.

* Hardware support.

* Available on multiple platforms.

FLAC cons:

* Less compression (bigger files).

[Seth]

IMO APE is nicer than FLAC. APE is available for Mac, Linux, and Windows too (listening to APE files using XMMS on SUSE right now) so "multiple platforms" for FLAC is a moot point. I could pull some comparisons but I am lazy :yes:

[krmathis]

APE is available for Mac, Linux, and Windows too (listening to APE files using XMMS on SUSE right now) so "multiple platforms" for FLAC is a moot point.

Are you sure Monkeys Audio can beat this? Windows, GNU/Linux, *BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, IRIX, BeOS, OS/2, and Amiga... I guess not. :p

Afaik there are no native Mac OS X player with Monkeys Audio support.

But which is better is just personal opinion, lets leave it there! ;)