RE: First MP3 results in - Tim eats his words!

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

Yep..DDAR handles VBR.

M.



>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andy Powell [mailto:Andy@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 10:15 PM
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] First MP3 results in - Tim eats his words!
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>I must admit I've just (literally today) started using CDEX and
>the LAME encoder that comes with it. The tracks from the 10 CDs
>I brought today have been encoded as VBR with a minimum rate of
>160 and a max of 320. I'm currently feeding Winamp on a laptop
>downstairs, via wireless networking into my Sony STR-DB925 - and
>I'm impressed, so much so that I've decided to start from
>scratch and re-encode all my CDs again ready for the
>DDARs...Errm Mark they can handle VBRs right, i'm not wasting my
>time am I???
>
>A.
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>On 07/05/01 at 21:57 Graham Howe wrote:
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>>Several people have heard my 192 joint stereo mp3's via my DDAR and
>>reasonable hifi (not quite in TIms league but above average I
>would guess)
>>and all have agreed they sound very good. Infact I have not played
a CD
>>since getting this setup and on buying a new CD now, my first job
is to
>>convert it to MP3 and put it on the server (my last few purchases
have
>>never
>>been listened to on a CD player).
>>
>>Graham
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nick broughton [mailto:mail@xxxxxxx]
>>Sent: 07 May 2001 21:18
>>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] First MP3 results in - Tim eats his words!
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>>NOOO.  I can't wait.  I want to start ripping so I can buy one
>of Grahams
>>DDAR's.  How can I justify one of them without an MP3 server (with
some
>>MP3's to serve of course)!!!
>>
>>Ho hum, perhaps I'll really on my own ears for now.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Timothy Morris
>>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 4:16 PM
>>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] First MP3 results in - Tim eats his words!
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>>I haven't Nick, but it is on the list of things to do. I now
>have found a
>>way to set the output on the DV88 so that it decodes the mp3
>and then sends
>>the output as PCM to the 561s DACs which levels the playing
>field somewhat.
>>
>>Don't hold your breath, but I do plan to get something done by
>the end of
>>the year latest:)
>>
>>Tim.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nick broughton [mailto:mail@xxxxxxx]
>>Sent: 06 May 2001 21:54
>>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] First MP3 results in - Tim eats his words!
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>>
>>Tim
>>
>>Did you get round to 'playing' with different bit rates yet?  As I
said
>>earlier, I'm particularly interested in any results with regard to
VBR.
>>
>>Keep us posted, I know I'm not the only one interested.
>>
>>Nick
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Timothy Morris
>>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 5:09 PM
>>Subject: [ukha_d] First MP3 results in - Tim eats his words!
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>>First thanks to Phil Harris for connecting up the analogue cables
on the
>>back of my DV88 yesterday. I had hoped to use my Meridian 561 to do
the
>>decoding for both CD and MP3, but while the Meridian will
>decode 5 channel
>>mpeg (the original standard for PAL DVDs), I've since found out
>that .mp3
>>is
>>a different thing!
>>
>>I've been doing some reading, and have used a separate ripper,
>and encoder
>>-
>>both free.
>>
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