Originally posted by IceMan2k@Mon, 2004-12-27 @ 07:56 AM
Go elsewhere then, your not welcome here anymore.
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OK then, I guess I said something wrong, so I'll apologize. I'm sorry for being smarter and more connected then you and thus hurting your feelings. there.
Flakvin: if you want the highest bitrate in the lowest size, either use Ogg (for bitrates below 192k) or the Lame --alt-preset / --preset methods (for bitrates around 192k or above). MP3Pro is around the same quality as Ogg, but it's supported by, umm, nobody and nothing AFAIK. At least Ogg has some support out there.
Also, Ogg ties with Lame at 192k, it only beats it at lower bitrates. I heard 48kbps ogg tunes that sounded like an mp3 with a double of that bitrate, but at say, 160k, ogg was only marginally better then Lame, while at 192k both sounded the same.
However, Musepack owns the shit out of all 3 above mentioned codecs, at around ~230kbps it sounds as good as a 320k lame --alt-preset insane mp3. I haven't checked it at lower bitrates, tho I believe it's still better, but not by as much as Musepack was developed for higher bitrates (like how Ogg was developed for lower ones). It's a shame that it lacks support, it's a damn nice format. It can also support 5 channel audio and god knows what else.
There was a blind test at hydrogenaudio for the best codec at the 128k range, lemme dig it up.
