From: user5857@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   BGB  posted:   
      
   > Just randomly thinking again about some things I noticed with audio at   
   > low sample rates.   
   >   
   > For baseline, can note, basic sample rates:   
   >    44100: Standard, sounds good, but bulky   
      
   No it does not sound "good" on a system that accurately reproduces   
   22KHz; like systems with electrostatic speakers covering the high   
   end of the audio spectrum.   
      
   Might sound "good" to someone who does not know what it is supposed   
   to actually sound like, though.   
      
   >    32000: Sounds good   
   >    22050: Moderate   
   >    16000: OK, Modest size, acceptable quality.   
   >      Seems like best tradeoff if not going for high quality.   
   >    11025: Poor, muffled.   
   >     8000: Very poor, speech almost unintelligible (normally).   
   >       But, it is seeming like a "weird hack" may exist here.   
      
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