hi guys! i had a question about ripping cd's. now i want to convert most of my cd collection to my portable mp3 player (40GB), and then just simply connect it to my pioneer hu, therefore, eliminating my cd changer, loading cd's etc. . im trying to determine which program to use since there are many out there. im looking to get a result of 192kbps VBR to my mp3 player. i read up where EAC is a good program, but i wanted to check in here. any thoughts? thanks!

Rip at 320. I know with my setup that my Harmon clicked over to digital at 320.

40 gig mp3 player will hold plenty of tunes, but then again, 192 VBR should be fine as well.

i use EAC but also download the lame encoder.I rip all my cd's at 320 kbs vbr.
i cannot tell the difference between my cd's and my mp3's. the average file size is about 5mb

I've used EAC but I like CDex better.

It's free (open source) software based on cdparanoia and LAME (or whatever other encoder you want to use) and provides as good or better results as EAC.

http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/

The CDex home page seems to be down temporarily due to a problem at SourceForge, but you can also download it here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos

I just use Windows Media Player 10. Works just fine!

well i was readin on an mp3 forum about this very topic, and many have said, over 192kbps, there is virtually no difference to the human ear, and its basically wasting more space to rip at 320kbps etc. i mean, if someone ripped at 192 and the other at 320 and both sounded basically equal, thats a lot of space to be wasting if there is hardly no audible difference i think just my opinion

thanx for the info ill next time im ripping a cd i will try it at 192 and see if i can tell the difference

That's an opinion, not a fact.

It depends on who is doing the listening. I'm sure that there are people who can't tell the difference between a 192k and 320k MP3 file. Then again, there are people who can't tell the difference between DVD-A and casette tapes either.

Making generalized conclusions about the quality a particular bitrate also ignores that fact that your choice of encoder plays a significant role in the quality of the encoded MP3 file.

I can very easily tell the difference between 192 and 320 and lossless in most cases...

Not as easy in the car, but very easy in home with nice 2 channel system.

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