As far as I know, the only way to better CD quality is to go to a higher bit-depth. CDs are all 16bit, however, most audio production software can work with 24bit (and in some cases higher still) files. iTunes will happily play 24bit AIFF tracks, but your iPod, not so much.
However, I shouldn't be considered an authority in the area. In any case, you're not going to be doing better than the CD any time soon (simply because you can't make a better than perfect copy of what's on a CD, anything lost in the making of the CD is going to remain lost).
(For the record, I don't hear any difference between 16 and 24bit AIFF files in the music work I've done, but I'm assuming that's because I'm not listening to them on super high-end studio monitors or anything.)
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Date: 2007-06-01 02:50 pm (UTC)However, I shouldn't be considered an authority in the area. In any case, you're not going to be doing better than the CD any time soon (simply because you can't make a better than perfect copy of what's on a CD, anything lost in the making of the CD is going to remain lost).
(For the record, I don't hear any difference between 16 and 24bit AIFF files in the music work I've done, but I'm assuming that's because I'm not listening to them on super high-end studio monitors or anything.)