I would recommend the following formats: mp3 - CBR 160 mp3 - CBR 320 mp3 - VBR 192 to 320 aac - CBR 160 if mp3 VBR takes more size, then go for mp3 ABR.. Use dBpowerAMP for high quality rips.. do not use the bonus pack..
-- *Regards, V SRINIVASA KRISHNAN* On 6/1/08, Sai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 128kbps is for those who just want to listen to the songs, and do not > care about the quality. You can pretty easily spot the difference > between 128 and 320kbps songs. The only minor problem with higher > bitrates is the higher filesizes. No other problems! > > sai > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Mathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > For MP3 format Microsoft recomends to use 128KBS only. Try to rip > an > > audio CD with Windows Media Player 11. You don't need to go for > more > > than 128KBS of encoding for MP3 format. > > > > -Mathan Raj A > > Microsoft Tech support. > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "noorulwahid" <noorulwahid@> > > 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] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > >

