Re: [MP3 ENCODER] RE: Layer 2 vs Layer 3 (was RE: 2MP3 from cassette at LAME 3.85)

[Bill Eldridge]

> On MP2's allegedly higher quality than MP3 at high bitrates, I can hardly
> ever tell the difference at such bitrates anyway. But looking at objective
> measures, LAME @ 320kbit/s gives significantly lower noise than any MP2
> encoder I've seen, even at 384kbit/s. However, I don't have access to the
> hardware encoders you speak of, or to the Philips Power Library, which is
> apparently very good.

I thought the biggest issue with Layer 2 vs. Layer 3 is that 
Layer 2 holds together better over multiple generations.
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Bill Eldridge
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