MP3 to ATRAC3plus

[chupacabra314]

I have read from many sources that ATRAC3plus @ 64kbps has the same sound quality as MP3 @ 128kbps.

So I assumed that @192 kbps the ATRAC2plus will sound much better than MP3 @ 192kbps(which is the average bitrate of my mp3 collection).

So I coverted all of my collection into ATRAC3plus directrly from MP3. But now as I listen to the same file in the two formats with same bitrates I don't seem to notice any difference even with a high-end earphones. Is it just me?

My questions are:

1. Does Atrac3plus 192kbps sound better than MP3 @192 if ripped directly from a CD?

2. And does it sound better if converted from the original MP3 file?

[markey]

Personally I prefer the sound of atrac to mp3.

It would have been best to leave your music in mp3 format because all you have done is taken music that is already compressed and compressed it even more so. I would recommend you leave your mp3's as they are and only rip your cd's in atrac.

[chupacabra314]

Thanks