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Talk:Best Compressed Audio Format

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I would like to see a more friendly comparison here, rather than just "use this for this, use that for that". I've talked with some people about compressed audio, and while it's hip to say Ogg is great right now, i've found that from a purely aesthetic point of view, MP3 appears to emphasize the mids and make a track sound "grungier" whereas Ogg seems to emphasize the high end more and make it sound a bit more tinny. -- Amw

Hey, just look at the tests that have come out about OGG. It's generally just better. If you can find some tests out there that are more Mp3-sided, that's great, but MP3 is MANY years old and has quite a few successors. Also, Ogg has no stupid licensing terms like MP3 or WMA have. However, Mp3 at 256 bit is still a personal favorite. Webfork