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12-04-04, 04:25 PM

I think the decision of what rate to record MP3's at is a personal choice.

No person's recommendation is going to be the right one for everybody. We all have different needs regarding our music.

To me, MP3s recorded at 128k sound close to CD quality. I'm certain other people who are much more picky about their music will disagree.

I spent a lot of time experimenting with different quality settings while wearing headphones, before I converted my entire CD collection to MP3s.

I settled on 128k because the quality sounded close to the original CD, and the file size was small.

I can always listen to my original CD if for any reason I want an even higher quality ... but I don't see ever needing to do so. For me 128k is perfectly acceptable. :)

12-04-04, 04:25 PM	#21 (permalink)
RD100 Guest Posts: n/a	I think the decision of what rate to record MP3's at is a personal choice. No person's recommendation is going to be the right one for everybody. We all have different needs regarding our music. To me, MP3s recorded at 128k sound close to CD quality. I'm certain other people who are much more picky about their music will disagree. I spent a lot of time experimenting with different quality settings while wearing headphones, before I converted my entire CD collection to MP3s. I settled on 128k because the quality sounded close to the original CD, and the file size was small. I can always listen to my original CD if for any reason I want an even higher quality ... but I don't see ever needing to do so. For me 128k is perfectly acceptable. :)