320 VBR is the best if you take into account both audio quality and file size. 320 VBR saves you around 2-3 Mb in the file size (you can fit in one additional song for every 2 songs)
The difference between 320CBR and VBR is that, CBR has 320kbps constant throughout the whole song. In VBR, its 320kbps for the peak moments of the song (where the music is pretty heavy and intensive) and it drops to around 192-224kbps for the less intensive (low peaks) for which you do not need 320kbps. I suggest 320kbps if you have a 4-8gb mp3 player. If you have 20+Gb mp3 players, you could well afford all 320kbps CBR files. sai --- In [email protected], "noorulwahid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think 320kbps CBR (Constant bitrate) which is the highest level of > encoding mp3s, is good for the casual audiophile. For hardcore > audiophiles, I rhink you should do what our members have said ie. aac > etc. > --- In [email protected], naushad ali <nashlib@> wrote: > > > > Hey > > I have a pod/iPhone so all I do is extract the cd as wav and let > iTunes do the rest for me. Crystal sound. I have almost the entire a > r r collection with album art et al.no regrets. > > Nash > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On May 30, 2008, at 1:45 PM, "nivensamy" <nivensamy@> wrote: > > > > Hello friends, > > > > Im sure 99% of us must have a portable ditigal player, be it an > ipod, > > creative, microsoft, sansa etc... which lack a cd player. > > My question is which best encoding can we use to retain all the > sound > > quality from the audio cd. FLAC and WAVPACK, APE etc are not the > norm > > on portable players.... so we are left with lossy mp3, wma etc... > > Technically, we can make a choice just by comparison of these > > encoders, but nothing is better than our ears and experience from > > listening to rahman's CDs. So any recommendations based on > experience? > > How do u listen to rahman songs without the audio disc??? > > > > Cheers, > > Niven > > >
