[John Williamson]

On 20/02/2020 12:00, lid wrote:

Do the two files sound the same? Can you detect any loss of quality
between the source WAV and destination MP3?

They sound as near to identical as makes no difference on these speakers.

For a conversion that is as close to the original as possible, I use
320kbps as the MP3 bit rate, starting with 24 or 16 bit depth .wav
files, and most people can't tell the difference even when the original
contains noise sources such as cymbals as well as musical instruments.

192 kbps is good enough for normal listening on domestic equipment or in
a car, in my experience.

You might try using earphones, that will aid comprehension.

Depending on your reason for using the clip, why should it be necessary
to use high quality reproduction to understand it, unless it is part of
an educational process as to how not to record stuff?

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Tciao for Now!

John.