Shel Ritter [SR], wrote on Thursday, August 08, 2002 @13:51:37 (-0700) in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :
SR> --- Kevin Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> This page will take you to recommended Lame settings. >> >> SR> http://audiofora.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=faq&action=display&num=1004134851 SR> Thanks for the link Kevin. I found URLs to useful looking info SR> from Mitiok and Dibrom there, both of which are new to me. Gotta love the internet .. it certainly makes research alot easier. SR> From what I�m able to detect, there doesn�t seem to be an increase SR> of noticeable/objectionable artifacts when I re-encode a well SR> encoded 192K MP3 with Lame VBR at settings I�ve mentioned. I guess my fear would be that unless you keep the originals, you can never go back. If down the road you get a better audio setup, you might wish you have that fidelity back. >> Riovolt 250 stuff .... deleted for brevity SR> I�ll probably go that way at some point myself. But for now, I SR> don�t think I�ll be listening to the player for long lengths of SR> time, and the lightweight and small size of the portables are SR> pretty attractive to me. The small player are convenient, but you might find yourself listening to it more than you think. I know I certainly am hooked. :) SR> The fact that there are no moving parts in the portables is SR> another nice feature. I wish I had a buck for every portable CD SR> player I�ve seen in the garbage because someone dropped it. No question, the portable CD players aren't very durable. That's why I keep my setup in a bag. Even though its a cheap $12 Case-Logic model, its padded enough that I'm sure everything would survive a 6 foot drop onto pavement. >> To get the most out of this unit I coupled it with a decent set of >> headphones (Etymotic ER-6) and a headphone amp (Airhead). Available >> here: >> >> SR> http://headroom.headphone.com/layout.php?topicID=3&subTopicID=30&productID=0000000011 SR> Looks really nice Kevin! Were you able to try them out somewhere SR> before you bought them? That�s another problem with most high tech SR> stuff these days, is it�s hard to find a place where I can get my SR> hands all the things I�d would like to compare. Unfortunately that setup is available only from the HeadRoom site. I took a chance and bought it sight unseen, but those headphones were raved about from a number of iPod users. My friend tried my pair on his PDA without the amplifier and was thoroughly impressed. They don't need a lot of power but I think the amp improves the sound. SR> Thanks for the input Kevin! Your welcome and good luck in your quest. You might check some of the messages in these discussion forums to help find the best equipment for the best price. http://www.head-fi.org/ http://www.audioasylum.com/index.html -- Kevin Coates Dewitt, NY USA _________________________________________________________________ AIM:kbc49 ICQ:2727351 Yahoo/MSM:kbc1949 _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder
