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Thanks both Xanderzda and Jon. I see. So, as I am using VBR set to the highest quality setting, it can still go higher if needs, yes? I still feel the 'Joint Stereo' has something to do with it. I ripped at 320Kbs with 'Joint Stereo' set and certainly sounds more like lossless (VBR was...

Okay, I understand now. It is the 'Stero Mode' field being set to 'Joint Stero' (rather then 'Normal') that makes the difference. So nothing to do with the VBR settings directly - except that VBR sets the mode to 'Joint Stereo' by default. It certainly makes a critical difference with sound -...

Hi Bill, you speak a lot of sense. I did 192kbs originally and just recently all at 320kbs. I was kind of shocked to hear a difference with ALAC but it was in a controlled environment. If you simply played both 320kbs and ALAC through your system I doubt anyone could positively tell the...

I'm getting on a bit so there is no danger of being able to hear those high frequencies, sadly! Thanks for the response.

Hi Chebby and thanks for your reply. Yes, I know what you mean with those lucky people who can hear minute differences! The amount of time I've spent listening to various formats over the past year runs into many, many hours. It's important to remember it's about the *music* at the end of the...

Hello, Firstly, this mail is a entry is a bit long but hopefully interesting I have the misfortune to now be able to distinguish between MP3 at 320kbs and FLAC (ALAC) recordings. The difference between ALAC and MP3 at 320 kbs is not great it must be said but a worthwhile difference and, in...