Should i rip all my cd's to OGG or MP3?

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Well im about to stick all my Cd's onto my new Samsung MP3 player( it kicks ass by the way, its the new one just released, i forget the model)

which format gives the best sound quality\file size?

i just did a quick test between a 128kbp mp3 and a 198kbp ogg file and the results were inconclusive, i couldnt really tell a difference between the two, it was a pretty crap test though. the ogg file was a few mb larger though.
 
I've recently ripped all of my CD's as well. What I did was used 192 on rock, rap, etc... that stays at a pretty constant volume, and 256 or higher for classical and chamber stuff, since the dynamics vary greatly. Use CDex. A great program, and free too. By the way, those were MP3 format.
 
I do MP3's myself, but that is just personal preference. I'd say, if you can bump them up to 192K, that might be a better choice. 128 seems ok for some stuff, but with some of the more dynamic recordings, there is a bit of quality loss, even with earbuds. Not sure if OGG is any better sounding.
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I ripped all my stuff to 128 kbs WMA files. I didn't really do any major comparisons, but I'm happy with my choice. This also prevents me from accidentally buying an iPod :)

I have the Creative Zen xTra, and I'm a happy camper! Those mp3 players are the best invention EVER for music lovers! I have well over 300 albums on mine!
 
I ripped all mine to lossless WMA.

that doesn't really help you in space economy, though.
 
If you can't tell a difference between the 2 with your setup, use whatever requires the least space.
 
ogg files are the underdogs. they don't have any sort of copy protection and are open source. mp3/wma/m4a formats all have rights reserved with the format. you can't legally make an mp3 ripping program without paying for it. oggs are open source and are a different kind of compression. wma and m4a format are bottom of the line garbage that can have digital copy protection built into them. mp3 is good as long as its 192kbps or better. ogg can be 128kbps and compare easily to a 192kbps mp3, not to mention their id tag is more flexible. go with oggs, brother!
 
I'll put my vote in the ogg box as well, quality:size, you'll usually find ogg comes out on top in my opinion. Of course, I try to get as much of my stuff as I can in FLAC and SHN, as I like to preserve it's sound integrity. But yeah, go for ogg at a decent quality and you'll be set.
 
Havoc said:
Get a larger HD and use .wav.
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No point in that when Shorten, Wavepack, and FLAC will all give you exactly the same quality at nearly half the size.

Personally, I use Musepack nowadays - based on my ears and everything I've read, it's the highest quality compressed format available.
 
i do 192 mp3s for everything. if i want more quality than that, i put it on there .wav. ha.
 
I like using lossless Monkey's Audio (APE) format.

For portable stuff and in my car, I'm fond of OGGing at the 192-256 range. Which also happens to be my target rate for all the assets I'm making for this video game project I need to finish this week! ARGH!
 
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