I have a song in both 128kbps and 320kbps, which one do I delete?

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I have a song in both 128kbps and 320kbps, which one do I delete?

Weirdly the 128kbps sounds feels and sounds slightly better… There is nothing wrong with my headphones, I’m using grado sr-60’s.

I honestly don’t know what to do.

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If the 320 file is from a legal source it should be the way it was intended to sound. Delete the 128 one.

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Well, the thing is that it hasn’t been released digitally, only on vinyl limited to 500 copies… So I don’t know if the 320 file is the way it was intended to sound or a vinyl rip.

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You should delete the rest of your files to make sure there is no unbalanced sounds on your computer.

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Right, if the 128kbps one sounds better than the 320kbps one, you should delete them both, 'cos neither of them are any good.

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why

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ignant as fuck

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^ this, chances are the 320 is prob just a transcode of an even crappier quality file.
if its a limited vinyl releases chances are there wont be a good enough version out there. ripping from vinyl sources can get pretty complicated if what your looking for is quality

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This discussion appears a bit weird…:relaxed:

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Hey, not nice

OP, take the 128 and mix it with the other.

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Your ears may be tricking you, or it may be a transcode or just a crappy rip. If you really want this sorted, first download ABX software for your computer and see if you can really tell the difference, decide blindly which file is better, and if the 128 is better you can either delete both or delete the 320 and just don’t play it out.

But if you have the vinyl, just re-rip it.

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sounds like a fake 320 to me.

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Let me add that they don’t sound bad at all, way better than 128kbps usually sound (I thought it was a 320 until I saw that it was a 128 and decided to find and download a 320). I also think that the kbps doesn’t matter on this song as much as it does on the straight up electro, progressive house and commercial music alot of the users here seem to play since it has more of a lo-fi feel and is very ambient in one way.

tl:dr fuck yall 128kbps for president

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just buy your tunes.

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So why did you open the thread if you don’t even listen to people answering?

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trust me I would have bought it if it was sold digitally

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cuz I love attention

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right… anything else you want to add before we close the thread?

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ummm

shouzzout to my mom
love u mom