Re: [ARSCLIST] Soundcard/iTunes phollies

[Jeffrey Kane <jeffkane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hydrogenaudio.com. It's about as high an S/N ratio as I've ever seen on the
'net.

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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Soundcard/iTunes phollies

Eric -

Just wondering where you might have heard these "anecdotes" about WMP vs.
iTunes?

Is there any good resource/online discussion about different MP3 encoding
techniques / players / etc... that you've found to have a good "signal-to-
noise ratio"?

I've done minimal testing comparison of encoders for Mac, and am currently
using Peak with LameLib (much better results @ 128kbps stereo on my intel
Mac than iTunes)...

dave nolan
92nd St. Y
NYC

>I've not tested this hypothesis to a great extent, but anecdotally it
>seems that iTunes is much less efficient at handling VBR encoded MP3s
>than Fixed Bit Rate MP3s, whereas WMP seems to handle VBR and FBR MP3s
>equally well.
>
>Anyone else notice similar VBR/FBR difference between iTunes and WMP?
>
>Eric Jacobs
>The Audio Archive
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>fax: 408.549.9867
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>