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Old 05-22-2017, 05:58 PM   #47
JSWolf
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Originally Posted by ratinox View Post
0Sounds better is true only for bit rates below 190Kbps and especially below 128Kbps where MP3 fails miserably. MP3 (LAME encoder) above 190Kbps is transparent for most sources. While Vorbis and Opus may be better than MP3 at 190Kbps and higher bit rates as measured by machines, the differences are beneath human hearing thresholds.
Ogg Vorbis si better than MP3 and AAC at the same bit rate. You can go for a higher bit rate at a similar size with Ogg Vorbis.

Saying differences past 190kbs are beneath human hearing is just so very wrong. Such differences are able to be heard. Not everyone can hear them, but they are audible.
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