Re: podcasts?

someone wrote:

That is correct too, but can you show me the difference between a 196 kbps MP3 and the original ? Because frankly I don't hear it, so I don't care at all.

I'm not sure what sampling rate the usual mp3 is at, but in a side-by-side comparison IME it is easy to tell the mp3 from the uncompressed source by listening to high end sounds like e.g. the cymbals or snare. I can't say that I get hung up on this issue or even notice it outside the context of a side-by-side comparison though.

For language learning its probably not that important, at least for Japanese.

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Curt Fischer
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