Converting 128kbps MP3's to 320kbps

[SLCentral]

Or will I have to import in all of my CD's again?

 

[toekramp]

it's possible, of course you gain absolutley nothing in quality

 

[FoBoT]

possible, but you shouldn't
you should only convert down (like 320 to 128) , not up

you should use your Cd's to make 320k's

 

[Viper GTS]

Possible? Of course.

Beneficial? Absolutely not.

If you're looking to gain quality you must re-rip.

Viper GTS

 

[Aftermath]

Originally posted by: toekramp
it's possible, of course you gain absolutley nothing in quality

Bingo. Can't get something from nothing.

 

[Fritzo]

Yeah, but if you're going from less to more, you don't gain anything. There's no information to fill in the spaces.

You'd need to re-rip the files from the source.

 

[Baked]

Should've ripped them to FLAC to begin w/ and re-encode to different MP3 bitrate from that.

 

[aphex]

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[Skiguy411]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Yeah, but if you're going from less to more, you don't gain anything. There's no information to fill in the spaces.

You'd need to re-rip the files from the source.

Unless you have the 24 bit Crystalizer from Creative! 🙂


Let the debate begin!

 

[xospec1alk]

this is like that Kill Bill thread where everyone told the OP it was rock salt. haha.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Baked
Should've ripped them to FLAC to begin w/ and re-encode to different MP3 bitrate from that.

:thumbsup:
Exactly. I have my CDs in FLAC format for listening in my home office (Polk bookshelf speakers) then transcoded to MP3 for my Zen Xtra portable.

this is like that Kill Bill thread where everyone told the OP it was rock salt. haha.

LOL, I was going to start my reply with "rock salt" but you beat me to it 🙂

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Skiguy411

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Yeah, but if you're going from less to more, you don't gain anything. There's no information to fill in the spaces.

You'd need to re-rip the files from the source.

Unless you have the 24 bit Crystalizer from Creative! 🙂


Let the debate begin!

You can't get something from nothing. Period. MP3 is a lossy format, and all any interpretation engine can do is make an educated guess at what the data should be. I guarantee you, it will be worse than just re-ripping.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: aphex
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[toekramp]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: aphex
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[silverpig]

I vote for flac

 

[So]

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: aphex
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[stan394]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: aphex
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[FoBoT]

you guys are going to attract the nested quote hunter-killer robot

 

[IAteYourMother]

you can't make data that isn't there. So in essence, you're making a non-lossless rip, of 320kbps, of a 128 kbps file.

 

[rocadelpunk]

from what i read converting any lossy to lossy is just bad news.

 

[Howard]

Yes. Absolutely pointless, too.

 

[magomago]

yet the scary part is my friend ALWAYS re rips his 192kbps mp3s to 128 to "save space"...and he claims there is no degredation in quality

 

[Saint Nick]

you can't create what isn't there.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: magomago
yet the scary part is my friend ALWAYS re rips his 192kbps mp3s to 128 to "save space"...and he claims there is no degredation in quality

Meh, if he can't hear the difference, then it's good enough for him. CBR sucks, though.

 

[SLCentral]

Damn, I wish I didn't get a 2GB Nano. I'm getting some nice headphones, and I'll need to re-rip all my 128kbps CD's into at least 256kbps, but that won't give me nearly enough room 🙁.