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Mp3's - Acceptable bitrate...

At what bitrate do you call mp3s acceptable? Or... Do you only BUY your records??

I have f*cking no idea if this is posted before
Fuck the button on this one!

i always encode at 192. it works fine for me.

192Kbps is enough...

320 KBPS

Simply the best

192

It's not all about the bitrate, the encoder used makes quite a difference as well. A crap encoder will make even 320kbps mp3 sound crap whereas a good encoder can make a 112kbps mp3 sound good.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery It's not all about the bitrate, the encoder used makes quite a difference as well. A crap encoder will make even 320kbps mp3 sound crap whereas a good encoder can make a 112kbps mp3 sound good.

That's true, however I recognize it merely as some crackle and probably also distortion but NOT in general. They're "Little errors" that are pretty anoying!

most of the mp3s ive ripped off my CDs are 128 to save space. fuck anything less than that. when i have room to spare though, i go to 225

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Originally posted by D-res most of the mp3s ive ripped off my CDs are 128 to save space. fuck anything less than that. when i have room to spare though, i go to 225

I guess I second that. However, I once listened to a 128 kbps mp3 version of Dido - Don't Leave Home. And when I really focus on the high-hats, I'm like...

The majority of mine are 192 kbps

Almost every track which I use is in 192 Kbps bitrate and the quality is good, so I think it's enough...

192 for me.

I use iTunes for my encoding btw.

I can still listen to 128, but it's noticably different for me. 192 sounds good enough to me, it's not quite wav or vinyl quality but it's decent, and I don't want to take up any more space on my disk.

Anything above 192 is acceptable..

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Originally posted by DjSimonB 192 for me. I use iTunes for my encoding btw. I can still listen to 128, but it's noticably different for me. 192 sounds good enough to me, it's not quite wav or vinyl quality but it's decent, and I don't want to take up any more space on my disk.

Ever thought of 160 kbps? That's the point when I usually (through both speakers and headphones) don't hear any irritating decrease in quality.

fu*k that!
i am running on a 1 gb hard drive.

i go 64 or sometmes 32 bit rate..
hahhahahaa

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Originally posted by itsTrueSonic fu*k that! i am running on a 1 gb hard drive. i go 64 or sometmes 32 bit rate.. hahhahahaa

From what planet do you come?

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Originally posted by websley From what planet do you come?

i live in the early 1990's. i live in Iowa dude, where everyone here still listens to paula abdul, green day, and mc hammer.




did i say 1 gb?
i meant i have 1 gb RAM and a 500 MB hard drive.


i was just kidding. i choose either VBR or 192. i would do 256 in the extreme circumstances.

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Originally posted by itsTrueSonic i live in the early 1990's. i live in Iowa dude, where everyone here still listens to paula abdul, green day, and mc hammer. did i say 1 gb? i meant i have 1 gb RAM and a 500 MB hard drive. i was just kidding. i choose either VBR or 192. i would do 256 in the extreme circumstances.

*cough* Hahaha, yea 192 is often called the standard.
(Lol, all the nervous smileys)

128 kbit/sec are acceptable with a decent VBR encoder

128 is fine for me

192 kbps is what most of my tracks are at.

LAME VBR 128-320 --alt-preset-standard is the official encoding method in the scene.

128 it's ok with my shitty speakers, they sound all the same with mp3 over 128 kbps

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Originally posted by countach LAME VBR 128-320 --alt-preset-standard is the official encoding method in the scene.

VBR isn't working with Trance. You probably save only 0.1 or 0.2 MB at the most because the fact that Trance constantly occupies the high shelf with the hi-hats and crashes.
It would work well with oldies, though

I always encode @ a min of 160.

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