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Originally posted by MiniM3
So, in conclusion, the OGG format is better in compression and quality compared to the .WMA format but of course not as good as the raw MP3 format. This is a given when you compress anything at that rate you will no doubt sacrifice some quality. Playing OGG, WMA files on my Dell through the external speakers is a bit rough but that's just the cheap speakers most pda uses, but when you listening through the strereo headphones with a half decent hearphone, it's very good in either format.
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You don't to have extraordinairy hearing to be an audiophile, my ears aren't that great but I hate bitrates <192... it totally depends what quality decoder/amp/cables/speakers you use if you are going to hear the difference between diiferent bitrates. For Axim use I find 128Kbps acceptable because the Philips earplugs just aren't up to the task of high-quality sound. For at home of in my car I prefer 224Kpbs or higher.
Nice piece of text but I disagree at some points, first of all MP3 is already a compressed format. Recompressing the MP3s to another format/bitrate the quality will get worse, if you want another format/bitrate use the original medium to create it for the best quality.
OGG gives better sound quality than WMA and MP3 at bitrates <128Kbps.