Hardware music players (was: Moving files)

[Mark Komarinski]

On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 09:59:16PM -0500, Travis Roy wrote:
> > MP3 encoding was using lame with the only options being -b 
> > <bitrate>. OGG encoding was using oggenc, also with the only 
> > option being -b <bitrate). OGG/MP3 to WAV used ogg123/mpg123 
> > respectively.  Only options were to have each spit out WAV 
> > files instead of using the sound card.
> 
> There is a slight problem with this.. OGG will always use VBR, while
> MP3s will not if you specify a bitrate.
 
OGG can use either VBR with either a generic 'quality' setting, or
set a max/min bitrate.  The CBR is pseudo-CBR in that it was ~192kbps
instead of MP3's exact 192. 

> That being said, I don't notice much of a difference.. It could be my
> crappy setup that I have on my computer and would probably notice more
> of a difference if I played it in the stereo in my living room. But I
> think the difference wouldn't be to noticable using something like that
> slim devices gadget.

Like I said, if you want perfect, stick with LPs and the $15,000 speakers.

BTW, I'm also not saying that crappy MP3 encoder/decoder combinations don't
play a part, and I used 128kb as the lowest encoding I want to use.  At 96kb
or 64kb, MP3 just sounds like junk.  But in the testing I've done and
the uses I have, 128kb sounds about as good as 192kb.

-Mark
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