Visual Comparison of MP3s using Spec for those who keep asking ‘can I just play YouTube rips?’
Sorry the image isn’t the best but I lined them up the best I could.
Purchased song from Beatport, then ripped it at 320 and 128
The purchased MP3 crosses the 16KHz mark, the ‘320’ converted is above the 15, and the ‘128’ converted is about 15, a little Under.
I’ve never played on a serious sound system before but I’m told it’s noticeable.
Seeing this, if you have to rip something rip it at 320.
I’ve read many times it doesn’t matter what you rip it at YouTube sets the bitrate at 128 always. From the image that doesn’t seem to be the case but I’m not a sound engineer.
You can see the steady decline from left to right.
Sorry the image isn’t the best but I lined them up the best I could.
Purchased song from Beatport, then ripped it at 320 and 128
The purchased MP3 crosses the 16KHz mark, the ‘320’ converted is above the 15, and the ‘128’ converted is about 15, a little Under.
I’ve never played on a serious sound system before but I’m told it’s noticeable.
Seeing this, if you have to rip something rip it at 320.
I’ve read many times it doesn’t matter what you rip it at YouTube sets the bitrate at 128 always. From the image that doesn’t seem to be the case but I’m not a sound engineer.
You can see the steady decline from left to right.