Any idea how this compares to the 16bit 44khz cd standard? (I have no idea what bitrates mean).
CD is something like 1400kbps. MP3 and the like try to remove "inaudible" parts of your songs before compressing the rest to get the reduced bitrate. That's why these methods are called "lossy". "lossless" compression is popular with eg. FLAC, which results in about 800kbps.
128kbps was once claimed to be CD equivalent. While this is subject of discussion it can be said that on many systems you would indeed not hear much difference between the two (audiophiles will turn over in their graves). Lossless
BTW: I've noticed that there are more and more of the popular stations supporting 192kbps. One of my favourites doing so is Radio Paradise (radioparadise.com).
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