320 Bit rate compared to CD
 

Yes...This discussion again.

Now I find when I crank up my fronts loud with a 320 but rate MP3, I find it the sound will start to break up a lot quicker than a CD. I don't know if I have magical ears or anything but when it's up loud it does not sound as crisp as a CD. Some people say they can't tell the difference between MP3 and a CD, But I believe it also depends on the speakers. If you use your computer speakers you won't be able to tell the difference because they are most likely digital speakers.

Anyone else think I am crazy? Or can you tell th difference too?

i hear a difference, especially when not driving.

what are digital speakers?

Sorry, I just ment PC speakers :).

I can hear the difference.

Don't they refer to 320 as a "CD-Quality" MP3?

I'd have to do a comparison to see if I can tell ... if someone had a mp3 and I had the same track on CD, I don't know, considering how close 320 is suppose to be / is.

192 is a different story, but 320 is suppose to be the clear of the clear.

Ya I notice a difference between the two aswell.

CD quality is about 1400 kbit/s, so CD can transfer about 4,5 times more data then 320 MP3.

But honestly, if you listen to crappy speakers, 320 is more then good enough. My favourite music is stored as flac (CD quality) but I have many songs with 320 kbit/s MP3 and it sounds pretty good.

But I can hear without any doubt if it's cd quality or 320 kbit/s MP3 on my speakers, and most carstereos.

You guys are comparing apples with oranges.

320 CBR (Constant bit rate) is technically inferior to lossless PCM data. Lossless PCM data can be found on CDs since WAV files are lossless.

Personally, I have a HUGE FLAC collection and I can rarely tell the difference between lossless vs lossy.

d4rin, what are you playing the MP3s off of? A CD player uses your headunit's DAC, a USB or AUX input will not (in most cases, iPod exempted).

Theres not much difference in sound quality

It really depends on who recorded it. Obviously you'll hear a lot more detail if you're listening to audiophile tracks, but if you're listening to rap, pop or rock you likely won't hear it unless the audio engineer really cared.