pablolie;329146 Wrote: > i think 320k mp3s are all the resolution you need for most recordings. > really. it sounds plenty good. > > but there are those rare, extremely well recorded albums where you > *will* hear a difference. like others said, it is the "air" in the > upper range, mp3s will tend to muddy up the cymbals and such when the > recording is crystal clear. it will be slightly so with 320k mp3, but > on a good system you will still hear it. space resolution also suffers > with mp3s, on prisintely recorded classical recordings you will hear > the orchestra stage collapse somewhat. i can provide recording > references for either case. > > i follow a dual strategy in my collection: for convenience i rip > *everything* as a high quality mp3 (which to some in this forum is an > oxymoron :) at 320k or 256k - the latter when i think the recording's > quality is mediocre anyhow. my favorite, well recorded albums are > *also* ripped as flacs. and i did the tests early on, and on several > recordings i can hear the difference between the mp3 and flac. and i > think i can hear a difference between the original cd and the flac, but > the convenience of the digital system is so unbeatable that i don't care > about the potential .01% compromise... > > but to sum this up - 320k mp3s do sound very good on a good system. > you'll have a damn hard time telling them from the original CD with the > vast majority of recordings.If you can hear the difference between the flac > and the CD it's either the air or the DAC not the files. You've got to watch the air it can do all kind of crazy stuff. You see the results of the air here all the time.
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