how many kbps sounds like a reg cd

[nauc 10+ year member]

im going to put all my cds onto a x hardrive, dont want to waste space

how many bits sounds like a cd

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[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

you should be fine with 128 but i think a cd is like 196 or something like that

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

i thought mp3s were 196?

hmmm

 

[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

192 is livable, but I prefer 320. neither is still cd quality, which is best achieved by some lossless program.

CDs are 1411 kbps.

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114272

 

[Rodge 10+ year member]

MP3s come in many different compression sizes. 64KBPS to 384KBPS I think. Also 196KBPS isn't even close to CD quality. Most albums take up the entire CD which is 700MB. An entire album ripped in MP3 format, even at 196KBPS only takes about 100MB of space. Big difference.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

MP3s come in many different compression sizes. 64KBPS to 384KBPS I think. Also 196KBPS isn't even close to CD quality. Most albums take up the entire CD which is 700MB. An entire album ripped in MP3 format, even at 196KBPS only takes about 100MB of space. Big difference.

Ding, Ding, Ding! We haaaave a winner! Exactly right excepting I do not know of a burning/ripping program that will do 384kbs....highest I know of is 320kbs which is what I rip all of mine to.

I used to do 128kbs and could generally fit 10 or 12 entire albums on one blank CD-R.

At 320kbs I can fit around 5 whole albums. They sound worlds better than 128kbs but they still are not CD quality. Personally, though, I'll forego a bit of aural resolution for sake of space-saving //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[TypeRBass 10+ year member]

i rip all mine in 192kbps...i cant tell the difference.

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

I can deal with 192 but at high volumes they sound rough, but I prefer 320+

 

[eisenhower 10+ year member]

http://mp3.radified.com/mp3_config.htm

read that guide if you want really good sounding mp3's.

If your using really good hifi stereo equipment, definently rip with loseless format,

but, most people dont need that, so I would go variable bitrate like the guide above mentions. I rip all my cd's with it (LAME encoding) and they sound just as good as regular cds. 128 bit mp3's sound like *** to me, I would avoid that.

If you rip all your cd's on full quality, or not compressed with a loseless format, your going to fill alot of space, so be warned.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Vbr(192 - 320) Ftw!

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

i rip all mine in 192kbps...i cant tell the difference.

You're not an SQ guy.

There is a huge difference. If you want the best possible compression while still saving space and retaining aural qualities.. I use the Apple Lossless encoder built into iTunes.

It'll automatically go through the WHOLE song and determine exactly what frequencies are not being used in that particular song. Each song will have a different bit rate at the end, but each will sound a helluva lot better than a standard MP3.