Keith, I can tell you that in the broadcast industry, 128 has become a common setting to use to send commercials and other audio via email and it sounds fine. I suspect you may be able to lower that even further without much loss. Lou ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." <kramk@xxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: [bookport] Audio CD ripping bit rate advice > > I'm preparing to rip a number of audio CD's to load onto my bookport and am seeking advice / opinions regarding desirable bit rates that will give the largest amount of quality sound. I'm not a discriminating audiophile, but I do like good sound. The program I'm using, EZ-CD-DA, lists the options as: CD quality, Near-CD quality, or selections in a range from 320 Kbps to 128 Kbps. > > I'd appreciate any advice from those of you in the know about this. > > Thanks in advance. > > Keith >