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Stop obsessing over 320kbps. Unless you have $10,000 studio monitors and the hearing of a bat, LAME VBR (V0) is the best codec for building a massive, hard-drive-friendly music collection.
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Disclaimer: This blog does not host or provide links to copyrighted VBR MP3 files. This article is for educational purposes regarding audio encoding technology.
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Once downloaded, use software like Spek (free) or Fakin' The Funk to view the spectrogram of the MP3. A true VBR MP3 will have frequencies reaching 20 kHz (for music below 20kHz) without "shelving" (blocks cut off at 16 kHz, indicating a transcode).
Winner for listening: V0 VBR.
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VBR (usually targeting an average of 245kbps – 260kbps) hits the sweet spot: While this blog focuses on preservation, please support