Hi, Guest
07-16-2005, 06:36 AM
:) If you have half decent ears, you should be able to spot it immediately.
Compare 128 to 192, and then 128 to 320... it's like you're listening to a different song.
The generally accepted best medium is 192 VBR, you have enough quality to be more or less happy with the sound, and enough compression to fit alot in a small space.
Also, sometimes files get improperly written internals or whatever, and for example, the file might be labelled 320 CBR, but is really 192 VBR, the player in the car might not be as tolerant of problems like this as WMP, or Winamp.
Also, the best encoder for MP3 is LAME. It excells really well in the 192 VBR encodes. Though admittedly, my ears don't hear a difference to a 192 VBR by winamp or whatever to a 192 VBR by LAME. I just don't have the equipement, and at that point don't really care.
The thing I hate most though, is people who take their MP3s then encode them as FLAC and claim they're lossless.
Anyway... enough audiophile crapness from me...
Compare 128 to 192, and then 128 to 320... it's like you're listening to a different song.
The generally accepted best medium is 192 VBR, you have enough quality to be more or less happy with the sound, and enough compression to fit alot in a small space.
Also, sometimes files get improperly written internals or whatever, and for example, the file might be labelled 320 CBR, but is really 192 VBR, the player in the car might not be as tolerant of problems like this as WMP, or Winamp.
Also, the best encoder for MP3 is LAME. It excells really well in the 192 VBR encodes. Though admittedly, my ears don't hear a difference to a 192 VBR by winamp or whatever to a 192 VBR by LAME. I just don't have the equipement, and at that point don't really care.
The thing I hate most though, is people who take their MP3s then encode them as FLAC and claim they're lossless.
Anyway... enough audiophile crapness from me...
Silver '05 Saabaru 9-2X Aero