[MPlayer-users] RFC: docs update for "how to create a high quality DVD rip"

[ivanova]

On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:10:02 -0700
rcooley <rcooley at spamcop.net> wrote:

> Lots of people convince themselves they hear defects in lossless audio,
> but few really do...  At 96k, I'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference
> between a Vorbis file and the original, and I have pretty good ears. 
> Any audio encoded to MP3 (even with lame) at less than 192k VBR sounds
> terrible to me.  Yet with Vorbis, even at 64k, I'd say few people will
> be able to hear even a rare artifact.  At 96k, I'd bet less than 1 in 10
> million can hear the difference, and I sincerly doubt anybody can
> honestly think it sounds "disgusting".

While I agree with the general point you are making (I also use Vorbis because it degrades better than mp3 at lower bitrates) I think you are exagerating a bit with regards to mp3's quality. There is little difference between them and then only if you listen _realy_ hard. But don't take my word for it. Proper listening tests have already been done. Go to www.hydrogenaudio.org to find them.