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Poster:	Brad Leblanc	Date:	September 28, 2005 10:55:09pm
Forum:	etree	Subject:	Re: so someone tells me that...

the new mp3s that are coming out now days are just as good as wav files?

MP3 is a lossy format, and always will be - this means when you encode one, it throws away some of the sound that the WAV file had in order to achieve a smaller file. For the most part - the higher the bitrate of the MP3, the less it throws away. However, all MP3's chop off some of the quality that the WAV file has - therefore WAV will always be a superior sounding format. Even if it's difficult to hear a difference in a side by side comparison.

SHN and FLAC on the other hand are lossless compression formats. They cannot make files as small as MP3's, but when you decode them to a WAV file it is identical to the original WAV - which means they don't change the sound during compression like an MP3.

HTH

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Poster:	jammer80203	Date:	September 29, 2005 10:57:26am
Forum:	etree	Subject:	Re: so someone tells me that...

well thats the way I remember it. I've been around since you guys started, though my activity has decreased much in the last couple of years. :( So mp3 are still lossy? Thats all in need to know to make my arguement. Though the sample rates was very good info.

thanks for all the help.