Off-topic: mp3 ripping bitrate

[Dan Ritter]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 08:52:06AM -0600, Palit, Nilanjan wrote:
> I have been looking into how to get the most out ripping mp3 from CDs -- i.e., best tradeoff between quality and filesize. I have found, from some online research, that 256 kbps is recommended for generally decent audio quality.
> 
> For encoding, variable bitrate (VBR) encoders, like LAME based ones, provide the best bang for the buck. However, VBR encoders require settings for min and max bitrates to use.
> 
> So the question is this: should I just set it to a fixed bitrate (min==max), in which case I lose any filesize advantage with VBR encoders, or should I give the tool some leeway to make some intelligent compression where applicable by setting the min limit to a lower value? I'm interested in hearing what settings other folks on this list have used and their experiences with the resulting audio quality.
> 

In my weird point of view, the appropriate setting for any MP3
compression is:

lame -v --preset extreme 

On average, that's about 5:1 compression. On playback with
anything less than the best equipment, I can't distinguish it
from the original.

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