what is the best mp3 encoding codec out there

[tamade]

i am using l3codecp.acm and i wonder if any other better codec out there

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

LAME in my opinion, you might want to take a look at this thread

 

[tristramshandy]

Fraunhoffer. Audioactive Recording Studio is the best of the encoders. Audioactive Player is the mp3 player with the best sound-quality, but it's minimal and not necessarily the best player format.

 

[Goi]

LAME, no questions asked. Together with EAC(Exact Audio Copy), you get the highest quality mp3s with either VBR or CBR 256Kbps. No encoder comes close, and XING sucks the most.

 

[Workin']

<< Fraunhoffer. Audioactive Recording Studio is the best of the encoders >>

Haha. Maybe 2 years ago. But not any more, by a long shot. LAME is currently the best of the bunch, check out this site for some really good info.

<< Audioactive Player is the mp3 player with the best sound-quality >>

Can you link to some RECENT proof? Audioactive player uses the Fraunhofer decoding algorithms, I'm not sure these are the best any longer.

edit: and tamade, try searching the forums. This topic has been covered over and over and over and over and over, probably 1000 posts or more.