Sound Quality

[Zlash]

Ok some people are saying you can't get cd quality or better mp3's which i dont think is true, what's your opinion?

[kinneera]

CD fidelity, no....unless your mp3 encoder can go up to 1411kbps.

CD quality on the other hand is pretty subjective. I'm reasonably happy with 128Kbps, although I would say that my CD-quality point is more like 192 or 256Kbps for MP3.

[Guiboche]

I would say encoding with LAME 3.91 using either of the below command lines:
--alt-preset standard
--alt-preset extreme
--alt-preset insane
Is pretty damn close to CD quality. Actualy, most would consider it CD-Quality, since you virtually cannot tell the difference between the original, and the encoded MP3.

I myself am very, very picky about the sound quality of MP3s, and I can hear frequencies up to 22khz. When using "--alt-preset standard" I virtually cannot tell the difference between the original and encoded file. This command line is also considered the most optimal for quality/size in the r3mix.net forums.

Thanks for your time.

Guiboche

[Zlash]

Anymore opinions?

[wellmashed]

I'm as happy as a pig in shit with 192Kbps upwards.
I tend to download / encode at 192 all the time coz it gives a happy medium between quality and filesize.

[d4n13l]

Ok some people are saying you can't get cd quality or better mp3's which i dont think is true, what's your opinion?

As most people listen to Mp3's on a computer, the difference is negligable if you use relatively high bitrate MP3. However, if you have a good quailty hifi then the difference is easily noticable; the better quailty your audio equipment the more you should be able to detect the difference.
I find that MP3 at 192Kbps sounds ok on a computer - I use 256kbps as I find it sounds a little better than 192kbps.
To fully appreciate CD audio, you have to listen to it through good quality hifi equipment.