"David Looser" wrote:

"David Pitt" wrote in message
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I found the item interesting because I am just starting on the download
thing and am still making my mind up as to whether 320kb/s MP3 downloads
are a satisfactory medium as against flac or a CD. I have found myself,
from time to time, having to resist the conclusion that 320kb/s does
sound better than CD. This is of course impossible, or is it?

I guess that depends on what you mean by "better". If you mean "more
accurate" then yes, it is impossible. But maybe there is something about
the distortions produced by the mp3 coding that you like, just as many
audiophiles like the distortions generated by vinyl, or valves.

I must admit I the thought of MP3 artefacts being "nice" had not occurred.

My brain has a well embedded prejudice that 320kb/s is such a large
reduction that it cannot possibly be any good, the ears are forming a
different opinion.

Anyway it's still early days here.

--
David Pitt