I hear a lot about CBR and VBR; what’s wrong with ABR?, Was “MP3 ABR WHY NOT.” (shouting won’t make anyone likelier to reply) Options

[soylentgreen]

I have read numerous forums and articles about mp3 cbr and vbr, some swear by cbr others vbr, the debate just goes on and on. I,ve tried cbr 256, vbr 256, cbr 320, cbr 192 cbr etc and I cant hear any difference. My question is why bother with cbr or vbr, why dont people just go with MP3 ABR, would this not be the ideal compromise, or I am missing something, as there does seem to be lack of mp3 abr on offer as downloads from the likes of Napster etc.

[shadowking]

--abr 140 is also good when you want to save space on portables but need predictable size and better than 128k quality.

[Canar]

--abr 140 is also good when you want to save space on portables but need predictable size and better than 128k quality.

-V 5 is wonderful for portable use.

[shadowking]

--abr 140 is also good when you want to save space on portables but need predictable size and better than 128k quality.

-V 5 is wonderful for portable use.

Yes that is the best way to go. The ABR 140 is handy when you need exact filesize or when using an older or very fast mp3 encoder (gogo, FHG). I think the current FHG allows something like CBR 140k.