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Is mp3 320 mbps good enough for your ears?

I try to use wav or apple lossless in my digital music collection, but I sometimes only have access to friends' mp3 320 mbps files. I find them to have lots of weight and detail and sometimes I wonder if I can hear the difference between those and Apple lossless. What is your opinion?
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larryken
537 posts
 
I only listen to that bitrate in my car...if you can't hear the difference you're lucky.
kennyt
1,226 posts
 
I wish I had that problem, I would save tens of thousands of dollars on my AV gear!

320 does it for headphones (correction, earbuds!) but on my main rig? CD is minimum, LP, SACD, DVD-A.......
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lgoler
55 posts
 
One word...cymbals.
martykl
3,578 posts
 
I find that 320 mbps is great for background listening, you have to pay attention to hear the difference from lossless files. But, on a good system, if you're paying attention.....
shazam
205 posts
 
You said it Lgoler - cymbals. Makes me cringe just thinking about some bad experiences.
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