Best audio Encoder/Bit Rate settings for...

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Originally Posted by DohertyMan

I have a Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 and I play music on it all the time, while I'm travelling, working, exercising etc. Tonight I was looking to rip some CD's to my iTunes so I can later transfer them to my XPERIA. What I wanna know is what is the best encoder and Bit Rate settings to use. I do prefer high quality songs and some albums on my phone are encoded at 320kbps. However the problem is I only have a 16GB memory card in my Xperia so all the albums/songs encoded at 320kbps are gonna take up more space. Can anyone recommend the best settings for high quality/low space songs. Thanks

What are you using for headphones? If just standard buds 192 should suffice, and if your player accepts aac, it's somewhat more efficient than mp3, but might not be compatible with other players you might have or purchase down the road.

If using good phones, 320 will make a difference, but will also take up more space. But 16 GB is still big enough that you could just switch stuff around every once in a while.

I use 320 mp3 for my little Sony and am pleased, but FLAC for my pc setup. The debate will never end, but I do hear a difference (It just might be I have the gear to do so)

Edit: I use MediaMonkey Gold to convert, quite happy with it, for me, better than some others out there.