What's the best 'bitrate' for music? 128 or 192 and why?

**MiniKiller** · 03-13-2006, 23:06

jus tryna to figure out which is better and why between 128 and 192.

thanks!

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 03-13-2006, 23:07

I don't think there's a difference really.

**Big_John** · 03-13-2006, 23:11

the difference between 128 and 192 can only really be heard on higher-end audio equipment.. or sometimes in the fanciful minds of audiophiles with normal equipment.

anyway, i use a variable bitrate when i encode my music.

**MiniKiller** · 03-13-2006, 23:11

Well I know in terms of space 128 is the way to go, its nearly 50% smaller in size compared to a 192 but I was wondering about sound quality, comparable to a CD or something like that.

**Big_John** · 03-13-2006, 23:14

Originally Posted by MiniKiller

Well I know in terms of space 128 is the way to go, its nearly 50% smaller in size compared to a 192 but I was wondering about sound quality, comparable to a CD or something like that.

with a normal audio reciever/mixer/speakers or headphones you won't hear a difference between CDs and 128 mp3s. if you have some higher end stuff (>$800 equipment maybe?) you could hear a difference but you'd have to have pretty sharp ears to begin with.

**MiniKiller** · 03-13-2006, 23:16

ok thank you that is what I was wondering. Id rather stick with 128 then because it takes up less space, and if the difference is hardly hearable I'd rather save space.

Thanks m8

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 03-13-2006, 23:19

If you're listening through a halfway decent system, 128 isn't really acceptable. 192 is a bare minimum, but I would rip to more than that if you can.

I personally rip to Ogg at 350Kbps, but I'm anal and a bit of an audiophile.