Mp3 Quality

it is absolutely possible to enhance the quality of an Mp3 file with a good encoder. media encoder 9 will convert mp3 to HD .wma file, and it DOES sound better. I do this with all my favourite files.
a good encoder will enhance the peaks to a normalised level, andincrease the bitrate.
however, if you have sucky PC speakers, you might not hear the difference, and yu probably need a dose of www.avsforum.com

anyway, mp3 sucks ass after you heard High definition audio from DVD-Audio.
no musiclover with respect for himselfshould settle for mp3 quality.

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anyway, mp3 sucks ass after you heard High definition audio from DVD-Audio.
no musiclover with respect for himselfshould settle for mp3 quality.

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The quality of an MP3 REALLY depends on the encoder you use. It is possible to have very good quality at 128 bit if you use a really good encoder.

In other words

quality encoder + quality source= quality MP3

you can most probably change the bitrate of the mp3, but as many others have said i dont think it will make it any better quality, it might just change the size.

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Originally posted by Burre@8 November 2003 - 06:17
it is absolutely possible to enhance the quality of an Mp3 file with a good encoder. media encoder 9 will convert mp3 to HD .wma file, and it DOES sound better.

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I'm sorry, but that's just not technically possible. Not with any lossy audio format/encoding process.

What you're most likely experiencing is a little trick I read about a while back, and one that WMP apparently uses to fool you into thinking the sound is higher quality. That trick? It increases the volume by a mere 3 decibels (dBa).