16.03.2003 16:50 UhrLee Larsonleelarson at mac.com: > On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 10:53 PM, Marta Edie wrote: > >> Thanks so very much Lee." Hut ab" to all that knowledge.. So I was on >> the >> right track, I looked at my preferences again and for the import it >> says it >> is a MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8121, it is burning at maximum speed. For the >> import >> it says Better quality 160 kbps, It also has a best quality of 192 . >> Should >> I set it on this quality? I learned from your explanation 192 is >> better . >> but Is there a drawback somewhere else in setting it that high , and >> once >> set at 192, can I keep it there indefinitely? > > The tradeoffs are between sound quality and file size. More kilobits > per second gives you better sound quality, but the file sizes are > bigger. I can't tell the difference between a CD and an MP3 when the > rate is 192 kb/s, and rarely ever hear a difference at 160 kb/s. I can > hear the difference at 128 kb/s on good playback equipment. > > My daughter, who knows a lot more about music than I do and has younger > ears, claims she can tell the difference at 160 kb/s. > > Most of the time I listen to MP3s when I'm driving. (I have an in-dash > MP3-CD player.) With all that background noise, there's no difference > between 128 and an audio CD to my ears. > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be March 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
Thanks, Lee. I see now. It makes the files larger. As long as I don't want to put oodles of hours on a CD for meinen Hausgebrauch, well - So, this tidbit of technical knowledge is now stored on my hard disk in my brain. I shall hope it won't get erased by an interference of a component related to my age. They say age and memory aren't always compatible. Marta | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
