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What Sounds Better, MP3 or Ogg?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-can't-really-tell dept.

I've never been able to make a clear decision on the subject. These days I rip all my CDs to MP3 at 160kbs which means about 80 megs for a longer album. With a 100g drive on order ($220. I remember paying more then that for .1% of that space) disk space isn't really the defining issue, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna rip everything at 300kbs just because I can. I'm curious what people think sounds better, and what bit rates they find to be acceptable for both casual listening, and more picky listening. Don't forget to mention what sort of equipment your listening on so we know where you are coming from.

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  1. nerves by negacao · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is really, really starting to get on my nerves..... I cannot see the point of ripping music FROM A CD at higher than CD QUALITY (128 kbps). Unless I'm missing something, isn't it totally pointless to do so?

  2. MP3 sounds way better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "ogg" sounds stupid. MP3 forever!

  3. Re:Ogg by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ogg is useless and always will be for this very reason. It does not sound better if you know how to encode MP3 properly. It is an intellectual masturbation for geeks and geeks alone.

    Oh sorry, this is Slashdot - I forgot that a format that is not "free" can never be better than one that is.

  4. Re:If ultimate best sound is the issue, then... by DivineOb · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hah... on flac's comparison page he tested his program on a cannibal corpse song! I'd never use his program anyway, but for that he gets a thumbs up from me for sure

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