On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 14:32 +1030, Tim wrote: > On Sat, 2008-01-12 at 13:07 -0800, Dean S. Messing wrote: > > How does Ogg's compression quality compare with MP3 and ACC at the > > same bitrate? > > Comparing the two that I've listned too, MP3 and Ogg Vorbis, I have to > say that MP3s need to be encoded *well* above 196 kbs before I stop > noticing nasty artifacts (squeaks, squeals, plops, strange mushy > effects, etc., that aren't part of the original sound source). On the > other hand, ogg at 128 kbs seems quite adequate, and I haven't noticed > any nasty artifacts. I haven't tried lower bit rate oggs. > > That's listening through some decent Beyer or Sennheiser headphones, and > through some rather nice Wharfedale bookshelf speakers and a 0.001% > distortion stereo amplifier. Not ludicrously expensive gear, just > modest home HiFi gear (apart from the Beyer headsets - they're a second > hand professional set, I don't go around buying $400+ headests as a > rule). ---- using a professional headset to listen to compressed/lossy music is sort of absurd to begin with isn't it? That's sort of like Starbucks using treated effluent to brew a Caramel Macchiato. Craig
