i must have missed something... i thought that i said a while back that it certainly wasn't the WAV. i tested that first. also, i fail to see how it could be the wav, considering that i can specifically manipulate the encoding process to introduce the noise or to prevent the noise.

CD to WAV
WAV == perfect

WAV to stereo MP3
MP3 == perfect

WAV to joint stereo MP3
MP3 == shitty

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MK2 : 16 GB : s/n 080000348
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- Dixieland
MK1 : 6 GB : s/n 00246
MK2 : 100 GB : s/n 080000348