This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
[216 byte] By [Deaf] at [2007-11-9 17:39:06] 
... If mp3s will never sound like CDs, than why is 128 kps known as CD quality? Is 320 kps better than CD? Someone explain to me how all this works. I am currently ripping to 320 kps because it sounds like butter.
# 1 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
I think someone just made up the benchmark that 128 is CD quality. 128 loses alot of data in compression, so it is nowhere near CD quality.ejd142 at 2007-11-15 17:40:25 >
# 2 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
They assume people cant tell the differance between 128kbs and the quality of the songs on the cd. But we can so i stick to 192 or higher.PeZzA at 2007-11-15 17:41:25 >
# 3 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
Thanks for snappy response, so 320 kps is almost flawless?Deaf at 2007-11-15 17:42:22 >
# 4 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
FLAC is flawless. But don't get me started on Apple's firmware support.Calculus at 2007-11-15 17:43:27 >
# 5 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
I'd like to see what format everyone in the forum encodes to, please post the format and why you use that one, I would greatly appreciate it.Deaf at 2007-11-15 17:44:26 >
# 6 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
I started off on 224kbps AAC on a few recommendations on head-fi.org, but I'm now re-ripping and converting to 192 kbps MP3s. 192 so I can get more on my computer and my iPod, and MP3 so I can share with friends who don't have iTunes and so I can play my music on non-AAC-supporting devices such as my DVD player and future music players.pomegranate at 2007-11-15 17:45:25 >
# 7 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
I'm currently using 192 kbps ACC, but I'm looking for a good and free MP3 ripper/encoder.ipodpride at 2007-11-15 17:46:30 >
# 8 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
Originally posted by ipodpride I'm currently using 192 kbps ACC, but I'm looking for a good and free MP3 ripper/encoder.
one word: LAME
daveman_84 at 2007-11-15 17:47:33 >
# 9 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
Originally posted by Deaf I'd like to see what format everyone in the forum encodes to, please post the format and why you use that one, I would greatly appreciate it.
http://www.ipodlounge.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9307&highlight=Encode
Calculus at 2007-11-15 17:48:31 >
# 10 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
I use 192 kbps VBR MP3. It's hard for me to tell the difference between this and uncompressed CD audio, even on my Grado SR80s.I am using iTunes to rip tracks now (MP3, 192kbps, VBR, Highest Quality), but before iTunes hit I was using the Audio Crusher front end (freeware, cddb, multiformat) with the LAME encoder. Winamp 5 is the player of choice, if not iTunes.
vodkajello at 2007-11-15 17:49:31 >
# 11 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
I use 320kbps AAC coz it's the best that iTunes can do.Darrell at 2007-11-15 17:50:39 >
# 12 Re: This is very confusing, perhaps someone can clear it up...
192 anything should be transparent. Even outdated codecs like AC3 and MP2 do well that high.saratoga at 2007-11-15 17:51:37 >
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