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4.12.2001

Comparitive chart of performance of various MP3 Encoders

I did the following tests after a long time [in fact after 3 years], simply 'cos I wanted to rip couple of songs to burn. The test bed was a:-
Machine - Pentium 200 MMX / 64 MB RAM / Segate 10+4 GB HDD / Windows 98se
Input - 49MB .WAV file of Beethoven's "Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 (III. Presto assai)"
Output - MP3 Bitrate 128 bps / Frequency 44,100 Hz / Channel 2 (Stereo)
Date - 4th December 2001

 
Software Encoder Version Est. Time [min.sec] Quality Recommended
CDnGO Lame 3.89 [1.22] 5.45 Good Yes
CDnGO Radium 1.00.63 20.00 Good Y/N
CDnGO Gogo 2.39 4 Good Yes
CDnGO Blade - - - -

 

Links to Encoders

Links to few Rippers/Converters

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