Opus at that rate could be much better
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Localhorst86@feddit.org 1 month agohonestly, most of my CDs have been used once: Put in a PC and ripped (to 96kbps MP3s, of course!)
RickAstleyfounddead@lemy.lol 1 month ago
maccentric@sh.itjust.works 1 month 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.org 1 month 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.
cosmo@lemmy.world 1 month 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 keep flacs as a master format that I make new encodes from when I want it on my phone and such though.
HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Opus/ogg @256 sounds at least as good as mp3 @320.
remon@ani.social 1 month ago
Yeah, that’s low. I don’t bother with anything below 320 kbps.