Ok, I know I should already know this by now, but I'll ask anyway.
If I rip a song to WMA9 at 320...
Then later convert that song to WMA9 at 192...
Will I get the same quality file as if I had ripped straight to WMA9 at 192...
Or would there be a difference between a ripped file 192 and a converted file 192?
Now, keep in mind, im not crossing formats. I'm staying within the WMA format. Now my thinking is that there are no quality differences when going from a higher bitrate to a lower bitrate within the same format than as if you had ripped directly to whatever lower bitrate you are converting to. I also know that you should never convert across formats.
So, please correct me if I am wrong. However, keep in mind that correcting me involves possibly adding another 3 days of work to my schedule as I would have to go back and rerip everything if I am wrong. And with the internet, its fairly easy to find out exactly where someone lives these days...
...boy, I talk too much...