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  • maccentric@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    8 hours ago

    That bitrate seems low? I always thought 160-192kbps was the floor for a decent sounding rip, but it’s been over a decade since I’ve even had a CD so maybe things are different now

    • Localhorst86@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      The Bitrate part was a joke, yes. 96k is low, although I just remembered a special mp3 codec from NERO that allowed for such low bitrate, at the same perceived sound quality as 128kbps.

      But obviously, all my CDs have been ripped as either V2, V0 or 320kbps - I personally have not noticed any difference to FLAC files with either of those qualities, I guess my ears are not sensitive enough.

      • cosmo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 hours ago

        Almost no one can, or have equipment that can make the difference. That being said, the difference between an old mp3 and a new one is sometimes noticeable at the same bitrate. The encoding algorithm has improved a quite lot since the late 90s. I bet a lot of people who say they hear the difference think about those old encodes.

        I keep flacs as a master format that I make new encodes from when I want it on my phone and such though.