Posted by SlobbyDon on 01/14/07 16:42

NRen2k5 wrote:
> SlobbyDon wrote:
>> I routinely convert 320's to 192 VBR. I can't hear the difference.
>> Are there some out there who can actually perceive the degradation?
>
> Definitely. But as long as you aren't going to share these secondhand
> MP3s, it doesn't really matter. Use whatever sounds fine to you.

I have downloaded shared 320 mp3's that I have suspected were originally ripped at a lower rate and bumped up, especially when knocking them down to 192 VBR produces a low overall bitrate.

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