shiawasekun 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2006 iPod with 128/320 VBR mp3s encoded with LAME 3.97 B2 Is the above considered a decent source? regards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaron-xp 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2006 For commuting? It would really depend on your earphone/headphone/IEM. I would personally find it decent, though the lower limit, in my opinion, should be set at 192kpbs VBR instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ballack 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2006 How about using AAC instead of MP3 format? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest joi-ful Report post Posted September 18, 2006 For commuting? It would really depend on your earphone/headphone/IEM. I would personally find it decent, though the lower limit, in my opinion, should be set at 192kpbs VBR instead. Second 192kbps VBR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shiawasekun 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2006 For commuting? It would really depend on your earphone/headphone/IEM. I would personally find it decent, though the lower limit, in my opinion, should be set at 192kpbs VBR instead. Why 192 instead 128? Isn't vbr about allocating bits to places which requires more or lesser? I'm thinking of using ms2i. Would the sound quality appear very bad in it? regards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaron-xp 0 Report post Posted September 19, 2006 Well, I would believe that the 192 VBR gives a (slightly) higher priority to the SQ than the size, than on the 128 VBR. As for the MS2i, it would be indeed, rather sad to use 128 VBRs as source files. I would second [Top-Gun]'s suggestion to try them out yourself though, nothing beats that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
