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I don't WANT to think mp3s sound as good as wavs but I bet in a double-blind test I wouldn't be able to tell the difference.



With my hearing, I have done the double blind test (someone else playing the files back for me) and with some program material (particularly with lots of ride cymbals or long reverb tails on drums), I can hear artifacts - particularly under 192 kbps conversion to .mp3. Above the 192 kbps rate, I simply cannot hear the difference.

So, when I rip my CDs and .wav to .mp3, guess what rate I use? 192 kpbs.

Now, when I listen to 128 kbps stuff in the car using my in-dash CD player that plays .mp3 and .wma files on CD-R, I can't hear those same artifacts - too much road noise that is providing a high noise floor in the listening environment.

Lots of podcasts are done at 128 kbps, and I happily listen to those in the car without ever hearing any artifacts.

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