Combed thru about 10 pages of search results for terms "audio", "quality", etc. and found little discussion about this so I figured I'd chance a new thread.
Is there any significant difference or risk of a drop in quality between VBR and CBR encoding for an MP3? I often have the choice of downloading a 320CBR MP3 vs. the same song encoded VBR in the mid-200s or so. Basically, I'm wondering if (since VBR bitrates are the 'average'...I think) VBR actually produces a better sound quality, or if I should just be grabbing 320CBR's of every track. Space isn't an issue for me - I am aware that CBR 'fills in' songs to keep them at a constant bitrate.
Am I just splitting hairs here? Sorry to make another 'audio quality' thread, but there do seem to be some knowledgeable audiophiles around (which I am certainly not).
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