what bitrates do you use for portable mp3's?

[pennylane]

this is for people that rip CDs... since downloaded ones all tend to be 128 kbps or 96 kbps. and i guess this isn't limited to mp3's. wma, ogg, whatever.

 

[Anubis]

i rip at 224 VBR wont Dl anything thats less then 160

 

[Anubis]

add 224 to your poll there is too big a gap between 192 and 320

 

[fatbaby]

128 and 160 bit...you probably won't be able to hear the difference on the portable headphones...

 

[Fausto]

For portables....128 VBR. I'm running, biking or on a plane while listening to them so higher bitrates are completely pointless.

 

[wfbberzerker]

when i rip from cd's i use 256cbr. (some are scratched, and i want to be sure they're good backups) in my mp3 player, i use those, along with the other random mp3s ranging from 128-192.

 

[pennylane]

okay added 224. I didn't include it previously cuz I've never heard of that bitrate used by people. most commonly i've heard 128, 192, and 320

 

[KokomoGST]

Lame VBR at 160 minimum... average bitrate changes based on the song. It's usually as good as 256 CBR.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: heyzeus
okay added 224. I didn't include it previously cuz I've never heard of that bitrate used by people. most commonly i've heard 128, 192, and 320

EAC & lame let you do ...160,192,224,256,320

O and you can tell teh diff between 128 and 160 on my Grado Sr-80's

 

[yllus]

I go 96kbps in WMA on my Nomad II w/128MB card.

 

[pennylane]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1

Originally posted by: heyzeus
okay added 224. I didn't include it previously cuz I've never heard of that bitrate used by people. most commonly i've heard 128, 192, and 320

EAC & lame let you do ...160,192,224,256,320

O and you can tell teh diff between 128 and 160 on my Grado Sr-80's

yeah i know lame lets you. just... i didn't think it was this common

 

[Sid59]

--alt-preset standard .. so it goes from 160, 192, or 224

 

[dighn]

192 vbr preferred. but since all my music ios downloaded i dont really have a choice

 

[Chaotic42]

320-CBR

HD space is so cheap, and I don't have that many CDs, so I figure, why not? Since I just copy from my hard drive to my MP3 player, they are 320.