dear fellow ogg-user,

i fear i may have to confirm that using *non-reference* (as in: not
released by xiph.org) vorbis encoders can cause playback problems.

i generally use SJeng's OggEncGTune3b1 encoder, which i find to have
superior sound quality at *high* bitrates.
unfortunately, that encoder has allowed the bitrate so soar to ~500-600
kbits peak on some of my tracks and to ~350 kbits average.
these tracks cause my SB3 to choke. (reproduceable)

my solution: re-code those tracks in FLAC (since at that bitrate flac
is not really that much larger) and/or turn off the visualization
screensavers. seriously, it seems my SB3 was just running out of CPU
cycles! and vorbis is *very* CPU-intensive...

luckily, only about 5 of my 3000 tracks seem to be affected, so i dont
worry too much. as you said: other tracks sound fantastic!

and after all - its my fault. (not using the reference encoder ;-)


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