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   From: goaEXCESSBAGGAGEbrains@hotmail.com   
      
   Jase  wrote:   
      
   > Are 192kbps MP3s of a high enough quality that they can stand up to   
   > playing on a monster club sound system? I've heard recommendations of a   
   > higher bitrate but would 192 suffice?   
      
   Depends on what you mean by "big".   
      
   My ears are well trained enough so that I can hear when a   
   'reconstituted' (MP3 to WAV then burnt to CD) track is being played on a   
   well tuned system thats rated at 2 kW or more -- the low end bass sounds   
   'dead' and a lot of the high frequency stuff (cymbals, hi-hats, noise   
   based percussion) comes over as 'crunchy'.   
      
   I was at an outdoor party on the weekend where we trialled 12 kW worth   
   of the new KV2 sound gear, and one of the last-up DJs dropped several   
   reconstituted trance tracks into his set, and *boy* could we tell the   
   difference.   
      
   In short: Anything less than 320k is okay for playback on domestic gear   
   (computer spekers, portable players etc), but if you want to play on a   
   big system, 320k is the *minimum* I would recommend.   
      
      
   Geoffrey   
      
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