In absolute terms, the bitrate (or rather, the combination of encoder and bitrate) will determine sound quality. Different codecs will sound different at the same bitrate, but mp3/128 is going to be the same everywhere. That's using the definition of sound quality which is concerned with being as close to the original as possible.
However, if you're looking for the one which sounds most pleasing to the ears, that's a whole different story. Knowing that the codec is going to have a certain effect on the sound one can try to counter that by preprocessing. I know some stations certainly sound "better" than others at the same rate and it's usually down to careful use of filters & compressors/limiters, which is similar to the equipment used at real radio stations to counter the effects of broadcast. -- radish ------------------------------------------------------------------------ radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46935 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
