Oh, and yes Brad, the LAME encoder surpassed the "Fraunhofer" codec a long time ago.

Even the --r3mix setting in LAME was superior to Fraunhofer at 192. (--r3mix was the switch used before --alt-preset standard)

When it comes to MP3 encoding, there is no other encoder that even comes close anymore. The LAME encoder is the Tiger Woods of the MP3 world, simply head and shoulders above the rest. And best of all, it's 100% free!

Chris Myden
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