> As Remco & Nathan already told you, BladeEncoder is very good: > it sticks closely to the ISO standard, contrary to Frauenhoffer, > which is a bit better in low streams, but not very good in hi streams.
Well, To use a really free MP3 encoder is impossible, so LAME (www.sulaco.org/lame) is better than BladeEnc in almost every subjective listening test, staying behind only of mp3enc (FhG) and Xing. BladeEnc produces some bad artifacts when you use bitrates lower than 168Kbps. FhG at 256Kbs has no audible differences from source to MP3. Taupter
