n00b questions about ipods and linux (fedora 6 and 7)

[Tim]

On Sat, 2008-01-12 at 13:07 -0800, Dean S. Messing wrote:
> How does Ogg's compression quality compare with MP3 and ACC at the
> same bitrate?

Comparing the two that I've listned too, MP3 and Ogg Vorbis, I have to
say that MP3s need to be encoded *well* above 196 kbs before I stop
noticing nasty artifacts (squeaks, squeals, plops, strange mushy
effects, etc., that aren't part of the original sound source).  On the
other hand, ogg at 128 kbs seems quite adequate, and I haven't noticed
any nasty artifacts.  I haven't tried lower bit rate oggs.

That's listening through some decent Beyer or Sennheiser headphones, and
through some rather nice Wharfedale bookshelf speakers and a 0.001%
distortion stereo amplifier.  Not ludicrously expensive gear, just
modest home HiFi gear (apart from the Beyer headsets - they're a second
hand professional set, I don't go around buying $400+ headests as a
rule).

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