Lee Larson wrote: > > 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. > > This isn't topic related, but I thought it fit in. Many years ago, we bought the Bose Wave machine with CD player. My wife praised its clarity to the point it sounded like she was making a sales pitch. I have to admit, it's an amazing sound system. However we both have differing philosophies when it comes to music. She recites the usual BS about stereo sound, tonal quality and so on. I, on the other hand, feel that I would rather listen to something I like on an AM radio with a broken antenna in a tunnel ( OK. Maybe not that drastic.) than something I hate on the best sound system available.
Now, Frank Sinatra is aired on an AM station on Sunday morning, so guess where our superior Bose system is tuned in. So much for high-fidelity stereo etc... -- Tony LaFemina Major in Layout & Design Techniques Minor in Software Fundamentals http://hometown.aol.com/visitmacland/index.html mailto:remacs at optonline.net | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
