--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Not surprisingly, MP3 files deteriorate about as fast as > WAV files (if they do at all...) > > And I challenge anyone to record dx, any dx, at 16 to > 24kbps (ok, maybe 64kbps...) and tell the difference > between that and a cassette tape. > > Recording DX as a WAV file is a huge waste of storage space. > > Note: > > WAV uncompressed 1:1 10 MB If the wave wav file was sampled > at 16 bits/44.1kHz, you've got CD quality sound > MP3 160 kbps 9:1 1.5 MB Very low compression, superior sound > quality > MP3 128 kbps 11:1 1 MB The standard "CD quality" bit rate > MP3 96 kbps 15:1 700K Considered "near CD quality" > MP3 64 kbps 22:1 400K About the same quality as an FM radio > station > > 64 kbps MP3 "As good as FM...." > >
For the record, I record both my AM and FM DX at 64kbps, 16kHz stereo. There are those who insist that stereo offers nothing and uses up more space. Because I interchange between AM & FM, and since most FM is in Stereo, I've found it's less trouble to do it all in stereo. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 & 4' FET air core loop ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
