Just used the EncSpot software
It tells you which encoder was used and give you 'a global quality'.Quality of the encoder
green=good
yellow=not bad
pink=bad
ALL my Emusic mp3 are in pink
The encoder is xing
Very old for some[Art Esemble of Chicago-costello]
New for the others
Here is the answer:xing
Concernig what you said gvag,the use of the same encoder makes me think they encode
Now keep in mind that the quality of the sound of the cd is important
Fantasy was NEVER good,not on vinyl,the same on cd
Costello
I have all
vinyl
first english cds,not a good sound
first US cds,sound ok
first english reedition sound ok
Last Rhino reedition very goog sound
If i play the first english cd and the Rhino cd there is as much difference than with mp3 against cd
In fact i do not have all the cds 4 times.Only some.Because of box set sleeves,order of the songs
By the way i do not like Costello anymore since few years.Only in concert.I saw him ,well,i do not remember but around |PLS|30 times
But up to 'Blonde & Chocolat',i have all 7",12",lps with different sleeves,live bootlegs,mini cds and more
But i did buy all the Costello 5 times....Lp|PLS| cds