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Originally Posted by travisbrown  Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but is there any advantage to ripping a cd to MP3 at anything more than 128kbps? It was my understanding that cds basically operated at this rate.
I thought that to take advantage of higher fidelity at higher bitrates one needed higher resolution source material than that offered by 44.1/16 CD.
Couple friends have put out 320kbps LAME MP3s rendered from 48/24 material as CD bonus material. Those versions appeared to sound better than ripping at the same rate from CD.
Sort of a moot point for me because I try and rip everything as lossless, but still good to know. |
128 is very lo quality mp3, in comparison a CD is 1411(ish)kbp/s.
That 24/48 to mp3 being better than CD to mp3 makes sense, start with the best source material and all that.
I try and rip stuff at 320 which works OK for my purposes (I'm not saying I can't hear the difference before someone jumps down my throat :p )