Thanks people for taking the time to help me through this, much appreciated.

Noel96; I like your song, sounds really professional! BUT, I can hear compression in the song when played from the second link. First link didnt work for me. It's on the drums mainly, hi hat, symbol crashes etc. VERY noticeable on the opening crash symbol! Was that song compressed further beyond what BIAB produced? Is there any web compression from uploading it to that website? (like you can get from youtube)?

I have a good understanding what compression sounds like. Obvious one is listening to an average song on YouTube then comparing it to a purchased iTunes version = WAY better! I guess it all comes down to how much the songs have been compressed in the first place. WMA is a good compressor but if the bit rate is average (128 or less) then compression can be heard only if compared to the original of course. Compression is a file size saver but the down size is you can lose stereo spacing and high end sound dampens down or it sounds less smooth or unatural.

I like hi end sound, my computer has a £200 sound card and my PC is connected to a sub and two very good B&W Hi Fi speakers. That said, I can't justify forking out for Audiophile based on my usage cause I'm not a pro only a hobbyist. But if that song is typical of what BIAB produces on symbols and hi hats then I may be quite disappointed.

It's 08:30 here in the UK now and if I buy it has to be today. I would intend downloading the 60Gb rather than waiting couple weeks for a hard drive to turn up, risk it being faulty or at the very least pay the import juty.

Last edited by PaulH; 12/31/12 01:42 AM.