[!CrackMonkey!] Ogg Vorbis vs. MP3 (was Re: on pigdog)

[Sean Neakums]

commence  Matt Obert quotation:

> The Archduke of Chicago and Subjugator of Michigan <inkblot at movealong.org> looked into the void, and said:
>
>> So far I've just been a passive observer in this thread.  I apologize
>> in advance if I misrepresent what anyone has written, but I believe
>> this is an accurate diagram of most if not all of the jokes that have
>> been made since the thread stopped being about Thom or Ogg Vorbis vs.
>> MP3:
>> 
>> "Penis" --> "Ha ha"
>
>   I'd just like to add that MP3 compression sounds glassy in the
>   treble range and inconsistent in the bass, while Ogg Vorbis offers
>   more solid bass and clearer treble. The Ogg Vorbis compression
>   algorithm is also more efficient, so a similar quality .ogg will
>   have a smaller file size than the equivalent .mp3 (and a similar
>   size .ogg will have higher fidelity.) Plus, Ogg Vorbis is free of
>   patent restrictions. This thread is going nowhere fast. I'd love
>   to hear some well-documented reasons why MP3s are superior ... and
>   failing that, I'd like a pony..

I'm sure Dr. Whee can easily refute your ill-founded and
poorly-phrased arguments.

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