ITunes Stores... sound format?

What format are the songs purchased off the iTunes library? MP3/4?
Just curious, as I'm finding out that the sound quality between MP3's and WAV is different so the quality of the iTunes Store products may not be quite what you would hear on commerical CD. Correct?

All tracks on the iTunes Store are AAC. Some are 128kbps and copy protected, and a few (from EMI and a few independent labels) are at 256kbps and not protected; these can be identified by the "+" icon next to the price.
the quality of the iTunes Store products may not be quite what you would hear on commerical CD. Correct?
Correct. The quality of all download stores carrying major-label content, with one exception, Music Giants, is lower than what you'd find on a CD. Whether you can hear the difference will depend on your ears and your playback system.
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