APS, APX, V0 and V2 - what's the deal?

Originally Posted by evilboris

And besides, who ever can hear the difference between -V 0 --vbr-new and 320k cbr anyway.

Exactly, anyone who uses 320kbps for archival purposes is a moron (to put it lightly), as -V 0 sounds almost exactly the same. In fact you run into some of the mp3's limitations after -V 2 (since mp3s have problems with sound above 16kHz). Even -V 5 is fine for most people, but -V 0 is the highest you should ever need to use (above that use Ogg, AAC or go lossless).

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Originally Posted by neothe0ne

I thought Ogg was better at lower bitrates and not as good at higher ones. AAC I believed to be the same as Ogg, but having less audible artifacts.

From what I've read, OGG is excellent at all bitrates below 128kbps, (it's considered the best lossy codec at the 128kbps midrange area) and only second to AAC at very low bitrates. Almost any (newer) lossy codec does better than MP3 at 192kbps or higher since MP3 can't handle 16kHz or higher frequencies very well.

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