[PLUG] Computer audio out to stereo <Sort of Solved>

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

John Jason Jordan wrote:

> Using MP3 format I have several hundred CDs that take only ~60 GB, and
> I can't tell the difference in the sound. I rip my CDs to WAV with
> cdparanoia, then use lame with variable bit rate to encode to MP3. A
> typical symphony boils down to about 40-50 MB that way. The VBR option
> leaves me with an averate bit rate of about 160.

I have to admit I've never actually listened to "high-quality" classical
MP3s, and I suppose I should. But I did once rip a few Mozart and
Hovhaness CDs in Ogg format, and they sounded fine with headphones.
Shostakovich symphonies, , on the other hand, have way too much dynamic
range for that. :)
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