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I have quite a lot at 160, but the vast majority are 192 and above. With drives getting larger I've recently been ripping everything at 320 though.
50% are 192, 30% are 320, and the other 20% are either 160, 128, or some weird bitrate. (nothing below 128 tho, because it'd sound terrible) Even 128 isn't very good.
Mostly 192 and above.
When I rip i usually rip at vbr260-320.
Some are 128, not many anymore, and nothing below that.
128 normally, but i had to change them all to 80 so theyd fit on my mp3 player
maybe im going deaf or something but i really cant tell the difference between 320 and 128 and on an mp3 player 80's fine cos of all the background noise you get anyway
Most of mine re ripped at 192-320. I listen to a lot of music and anything below 192 sounds horrible to me.
192.
Still got some 128 from the old Napster days, that I'm slowly replacing with 192. Oh, and I've got some 160, but usually it's OK when it's a live recording or something.
The human ear can't appreciate the difference between 192 and anything of a higher quality. Fact.
I've ripped Green Day's Warning at 192 and 320 and there's definitely a fuller sound on the 320 - I can certainly hear it in the car, but those Pioneer 6x9s make almost everything sound good... except Radio1, because the BBC haven't got the best producers lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa
@ Sneakydave:
It's probably your player or phones then.
Everyone else is still using mp3s?
Once you go .ogg you don't go... erm... bogg! :01:
most of them are 192. I try to go for anything that's 192 and over. But i have some thats 128 cos i cant find any that are higher.
I think 90% = or > @ 192kb but same as Chewie UK at the moment everything is @ 320
i'm trying to replace everything i have that's lower as 192kb.
yea i try to replace some too. I have done an ABX test and listened to a FLAC version and MP3 320kbps and i couldnt tell the difference. I was too lazy to check anything under becuase most of mine are 320 anyway.
Pretty much all of it is VBR, ive got a fair amount of lossless stuff too.
The only lossless i have is all albums from Metallica. I wanted to get it that way becuase it sounds great on high volume and so clear.
90% 256 VBR, the rest is mostly 160/192, maybe a double-handful at 128.
I couldn't find Merle's Boogie any higher than that.
I've got pretty good ears, and I've got to listen real close to even think I can tell the difference between my MP3's and WAV.
Don't know from lossless, though.
I can rig my EAC or Audiograbber to do that, can't I?
Most of my mp3s are at 192, but i record occasionally at 224 :unsure:
128 you can still notice a drop in audio quality if you listened carefully, but you can barely notice a difference b/w a 192kb/s mp3 and a full quality CD.
AT 128 i could definately hear the difference. 192's Medium so i just go for the best.
Hi guys
I am amazed at the number of you saying most of of your files are 192. I though most would have been at 128. I must start trying to get more at 192. A good choice I think.
But why did the poll starter not add VBR (not that I like it, but it is very popular.
Regards
Digby
mine are mostly 192kbps, though some of the newer ones are 320, and some older ones 128kbps.
most of my mp3s are between 320kbps & 192kbps [about 95%]. But for a few months I dl only lossless...
320
Most of my mp3z are 192kbps and VBR
192 and above. NO exceptions. I have so many group released albums, that most of mine are actually in the lower 200s VBR.
can't listen to anything below 192
moslty 192 but i have some 128 from what itunes ripped before i knew what bitrate was
192
192kbps
I encode with extreme lame VBR setting in exact audio copy, VBR with average bitrate aroudn 256
Ditto. EAC + LAME FTWQuote:
Originally Posted by einstein146
160 or 192. Any higher and the sacrificed space on my iPod is too great when compared to the small rise in quality, especially considering I usually listen to music on cheap earbuds.
VBR or if fixed a minimum of 192. Less than 192 is not considered CD quality.
Most of mine are VBR.
192 is enough good for me :)
128, some files are at 160
128 or 192 probs
192
Anything higher is a waste of dling time
I prefer lossless. Will settle for 192. However anything less than lossless I prefer VBR at a high bitrate....