[Mr.T]

"Laurence Payne" lpayne1NOSPAM@dslDOTpipexDOTcom wrote in message
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1. I want things to sound the same in all speakers

Why? Stereo is good. Why discard it?

I thought he was pretty clear. Low bit rate MONO files are FAR superior to
listen to than low bit rate stereo files, since you don't waste bits
encoding the channel differences which are a much lesser auditory
requirement than low distortion and decent frequency response.
For most people anyway, there will always be some that prefer very low
quality stereo to higher quality mono I guess.

And the only reason for such low bit rates was also stated, *streaming
audio*.

MrT.