Next question - mp3 to ogg

[Chris]

marc wrote:
> Chris said...
>> Now that I have all but 20 CD's ripped, is there something out there
>> that will mass convert the mp3 (192 bit) files to ogg?
> 
> Yup, go back to your CDs and re-rip them. If you don't do this, then 
> you'll be applying a second compression algorithm on top of a (horrible)
> compression algorithm. Worse, MP3 applies "sound shaping" (my term, but 
> xref the usual sources for more info), so it has removed data, which you 
> can't get back, obviously. It will sound terrible.
> 
> That said, I can't listen to MP3 because of the way it mangles audio, so 
> YMMV. I find ogg much less offensive ;-) In fact, it's pretty good.
> 

Thanks again folks! That util (mp32ogg) is EXACTLY what i wanted.
As to redoing my collection ... for now I'll pass. I have some 250 cd's
 or so and as I mentioned, I'm about 20 to 30 away from the end.

Perhaps in time, I'll redo the whole thing, but for now - I'm off
converting!

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Best regards,
Chris

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