Hi Mach'
My 'tude toward GT3 is that it may sound better by virtue of throwing more bits at it. I haven't as yet encoded anything with v1 Vorbis @ -q 8 that I haven't been satisfied with. So rather than going on an endless pursuit of audio perfection...I just stick with the stock block Xiph vorbis.
Brothers & sisters...I must admit now...I've done some sinful things in the past. But if I repent now, then maybe I'll be forgiven in the end....
Confessions of a Transcoder
I had ripped/encoded some ogg's (insert heart here) while down in North Carolina visiting my sister (fair use, right?). She has a huge collection (tons of Dead Can Dance/Lisa Gerrard and other groovy music). When I got back I found that I needed Indus in another format, but I didn't bring back anything lossless. So I...well...transcoded my q8 ogg into a LAME APS mp3. Not to sound blasphemous, but the mp3 sounds darn good! Alas though, I regret my lack of foresight, and wonder what the future holds for me now....
So I ask the Lord to please...have Mercy...on my soul.
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