On Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:40:22 -0800, "Don Capps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>You're telling me that compressing the file twice doesn't effect the audio
>quality? Not sure I'm getting you here.
The claim has been made that you can record a CD to MD, then re-record MD to MD
via analog inputs about 8-9x before noticeable degredation becomes apparent. I
have not verified this but I've seen it claimed on several occasions by those
who have tested it.
By analogy we should be ok going from mp3 to MD. I do this and the sound is
just fine. I convert using MusicMatch, then burn a cd-r (to keep in my
collection) on the computer then copy the cd-r to MD in the hi fi system using a
cd and MD deck via optical inputs.
I first used 128 kbps mp3's, but quickly went to 160 kbps for increased
fidelity. I now try to keep the floor at 192 kbps mp3 files and they seem just
fine via critical ear phone listening (Sennheisen 580's via a Total AirHead
amp), source usually an R50 portable recorder/player. I'm using an ISDN line
but if I had cable or DSN I'd probably go to the highest mp3 encoding available.
-jts
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