I also generally encode at 320 kbps, as Matt stated. For my ears, 320 and wav were not discernable (but at my age, there's that). Although 256 was still very good, I did start hearing some artifacts, likewise 192 was also pretty good. Definitely hear artifacts at 128.

I always render to wav from BIAB or RealBand, and then create an MP3 using a different tool (usually either Nero, Diamond Cut Audio Restoration Tools (DCArt), or MediaMonkey Gold). Sound is dead on to the originally created wav file.


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