| you don't need to rip mp3's on 320... it's a HUGE waste of memory |
You assume that I can't hear the difference......I can.
MY opinion:
96 kbps - Forget it....good only for listening to the weather forecast on the net.
128 kbps - Bare min. for music although I won't keep anything other than audiobooks at this level.
160 kbps - Still hear some chop and bass tends to fuzz badly.
192 kbps - At this point I can barely tell the difference between MP3 digital & CD digital (1440 kbps) except in the lower freq's.
256 kbps - Usually good enough but now there's almost no savings in size.
320 kbps - The best mp3......and I love my music....so I'll go with the best. The only drawback is that instead of 8 hours of music I only get 6 but I rarely get to listen to more than 1 or 2 hours at a time anyway. As far as overall storage....I keep my music on a 300gb Maxtor external hard drive.
Constant Bitrate vs. Variable Bitrate......CBR all the way. Variable Bitrate has an increased processor usage and some compatibility issues.
I recommend listening to the same song ripped at all different bitrates on a quality sound system and judge for yourself...
