The absolute lowest MP3 bit rate you should consider is 128kbps. This was often referred to as being CD quality, but it's far from being so. This bit rate will allow you to get much more music on to ...

A few weeks back, one thousand of our readers participated in our MP3 bitrate test. Today, with the little help of a stats expert, we have results—and a recommended ...

Lately I've been trying to rid my life of as many physical artifacts as possible. I'm with Merlin Mann on CDs: Can't believe how quickly CDs went from something I hate storing to something I hate ...

There will be no judgment in this post. No sound snobbery. I’m simply asking the age-old question: At what bitrate should we encode MP3s? And I need your help. This test is occurring in two parts. In ...