Can you tell the difference between 128/192/320kbs?

[voltron]

Yes, I HATE 128 or lower. It's not always noticeable on my computer, but when I'm listening with my iPod, or if I burn it and play it in a car, I can definitely hear the difference. Though some formats (i.e. not mp3) sound better at 128 than others.

[cleftjuston]

i chose no, but actually 128 and 192 sound a bit different to me

[4nGeLuS]

Yes. It also really helps when you listen on a high-end audio system. I can clearly hear the difference between 192 and 320

[gakkun]

It really depends on how loud you play your music and the quality of your speakers.

Basically, even 320 kbps will begin to sound static-y if you crank up a high-end speaker. But usually 192 kbps sounds as good as the cd.

[Vinylfantasy]

Yes, I won't usually keep songs that are ripped under 320. 192 bare minimum.

[Dark Eiri]

I can tell the difference between 128 -> 160 -> 192kbps, and depending of the song (rockish songs, like GAME and Humming 7/4), I can even tell the difference between 256kbps -> 320kbps .-.

I like to compress my CDs with FLAC now, even with 320kbps, a lot of quality and the "highest feeling frequencies" are lost. But NOTHING beats DVD AUDIO!

Yes, I won't usually keep songs that are ripped under 320. 192 bare minimum.

Exactly. 128kbps scares the hell out of me .-.

[hallelujah_united]

Not really, but that's because I have really poor ears I think.

[Lord M]

Originally Posted by Dark Eiri

But NOTHING beats DVD AUDIO!

I agree!!.. I can tell the difference between 24/96 & 24/192, but I've done alot of high res audio work in the past so my ears are trained to pick things out.

[dewittlemousey]

^ u are so lucky...i can't tell the difference between 192 and 320...

[Deep snow]

128 - Good
192 - sounds the same
320 - somehow clearer

[sango1070]

i can a little but i don't really care about it as much i can get 123kbp or higher it doesn't make a difference they are all the same music

[Melon Panda]

I'll take the best quality I can. It doesn't make a terribly big difference to me, but 320 kbs does sound a lot louder and clearer than 128 kbs.

[Madden-X]

Yes.. but that's because I listen to music through big fat media headphones, which makes sounds already more clear for me than somebody who listens to music with speakers

[Jwiz]

A little bit. I feel that 320kbs takes up more space so i will go for this quality only when i'm downloading my favourite singers' songs.

[ayuzlove]

well...i can to an extent...cos some of them are obviously lower in quality with lower kbs...but certain songs seem to be better with lower kbs

[AyuHamasaki01]

Well, I can if one file is 40 kbps and the other one is like 128 kbps ...

But I never heard the difference between 128 or 320...
It's obvious 320 kbps is higher quility but I can't hear the difference.

[DestinyWishes]

I can't really tell the difference. I'm not really fussed about quality.

[Deneb]

honestly, i never hear any different between 192 and 320

[cloud♥honey]

Sooo much. 128k/160k sounds terrible here, and 256k/320k/FLAC's are awesome. xD

[Vinylfantasy]

I think a lot of it depends on how you listen to your music. If you have bad or just so-so speakers, it'll be harder to hear the difference unless you play it at high levels. Good headphones will definitely change your mind if you can't hear the difference.