On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:48:26 -0800 (PST) Meph wrote: > Anyway, the coder says he prefers 256Kb, but most people prefer > 128Kb. I understand that there's a difference in quality, but > (IIRC Horror had something to say on this subject), can that > difference really be heard by the average person? Yes, I think so. Whether they care, is a different matter. It also depends on the kind and quality of equipment you use to play it. The difference won't matter if your player is crap to begin with. I'd say just encode one tune with two different bitrates and listen. You're the most qualified person to give a valid answer to this question. Cheers -- Horror Vacui Registered Linux user #257714 Go get yourself... counted: http://counter.li.org/ - and keep following the GNU. To unsubcribe send e-mail with the word unsubscribe in the body to: Linux-Anyway-Request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?body=unsubscribe