[vorbis] re: Ogg doesn't measure up?!

[Derek at CD Baby]

Yeah you guys really should hear AACPlus.
I had the same "yeah right!" attitude until I heard it.
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and surprising that it really does sound like a 128k mp3
(as in "good enough" not "great") - but at 48k bitrate!

read:
http://www.codingtechnologies.com/news/assets/20021009_ebutest_eng.htm

GO TO:
http://www.codingtechnologies.com/technology/aacPlus.htm

... and drop them an email to test it.  Just so you can hear it yourself.
(Note: you need a fax number!  They fax you something from Sweden.)

Of course no player supports it yet, so I can't use it for anything,
but it's nice to just be aware of what's out there.

<p><p>> Good luck. I don't know of any codec providing at 56Kbps a quality
> better than mp3 at 128.
> 
> Could Tom have been refering to HE AAC?
> 
> The web site http://www.nerodigital.com/ *claims* that it can do cd
> quality at 48kbps.  (Of course, Windows Media said the same at 64kbps
> and we all know better.)
> 
> It uses the same technique as mp3pro does, except with AAC.  Although
> mp3pro was hardly perfect, it was undeniable that it did significantly
> improve upon the plain mp3 format.


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