Audio Format That Brings Out The Best Sound Quality

Best sound quality depends on the person listening to the music.  Although there may be a lot of audio file formats out there today, quality of music will still depend mainly on the preference of the listener.  Having a high quality and reliable in ceiling speaker and an in ceiling radio will also add to the quality of the sound you are listening to.  If you have the best file format like the mp3 but you are using speakers that are poor in quality, the output would be affected.

So how do you really get the best audio quality?  There are two things that you need to consider:  choosing your preferred file format and having a quality speaker.  It doesn’t matter if its in wall, in ceiling or the conventional type of speaker, what matters is it will suit your requirement and your taste of quality sound.

Let’s discuss the first one, which is choosing the file format.  Let us leave the latter to your budget and to your taste of quality speakers.  Storing music in different formats can affect the quality of music.  The more you compress the audio files the lower the quality of the music will be.  So to further give you an idea and a guide before choosing the best audio format, here are some good to know information on audio format’s strengths and weaknesses.

1.     MP3 – this is one of the most used, most common and most popular file formats for music recording.  This file is the closest to a CD quality audio while compressing the files to almost one tenth of its original file size.  One reason why they are so popular, due to its file size, it is easier and quicker to download music using MP3. Another reason why this is one of the most used file format is because MP3 files are supported by most software systems.  MP3 files come with the file extension .mp3.  You can also play this format using your iPod, which you can also hook up with an in ceiling radio to play your favorite music.

2.     WAV – IBM calls it Waveform and it has a file extension .wav.  Although this format doesn’t compress your audio and it occupies a significant space on your storage, this file format is best used professionally.  Lossless formats guarantee you of CD quality audio that you can use for broadcasting, or distributed through DVDs and CDs.  What’s great about this format is that you can easily convert it to a .mp3 format if situation requires for such format.  For MAC users, this format will easily run.  Tip:  if space is never a problem, use this format.

3.     WMA – If you are an Internet savvy person, this file format will go well with you.  Its quality is at par with that of the mp3.  Listen to Internet radios and online music so you would know the audio quality of this file format.  File extension is .wma.

There are more file formats that you can check for quick tips on how you can choose the best audio quality for your home or office sound system.  Again having a quality speaker or an in ceiling radio will also help you get that audio quality that you’ve always wanted.