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Originally posted by abnorm I would never tell this to people ripping CDs, but for ripping FM radio broadcast anything more then 128kbps might be an overkill.

very true.

the sound quality of the signal in the first place (unless its DAB, not FM) doesn't warrant 160/192k. but however, if you encode something at 128k either with a crap program or the wrong settings, it is more likely to sound pants and to be a bit mangled

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Originally posted by tu_face its all about which encoder you use. i encode some things at 128k using cool edit pro 2, and you will find very little difference between that and 160k mp3's encoded in other things. the main things that get fucked up with encoding is the mids and highs. again, using cool edit pro2, i can't notice any distortion on 128k.

They've come in a variety of original codecs... but I'll be using DOS based LAME 3.96b1

i've tried listening over and over and over again to some samples which include plinky hi hats and some speech, I'm 'hard pressed' to find a difference.....possibly only a mental difference. But not entirely sure...

when you're listening to the final mp3 though, even a minute barely-percievable difference could change it from great listening, to reasonable listening

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