Do you use ogg files?

[method77]

I have started using ogg files for quite a while now. Ogg Vorbis files are appearing more and more now in networks so that means people are starting to use them quite a lot now. Oggs are slightly bigger but many people say they sound a lot better than regular mp3s. Do you use them?

Ogg Vorbis FAQ

[cjules13]

Extremely clean format IMO - want more support and more files!

[method77]

want more support and more files!

then start ripping in ogg. I already started

[Malicious Intent]

What's wrong with an EAC rip using LAME (with 192kb/s)? I don't believe you can get better quality.

I have no problem with ogg, but I need a good reason to move away from what I'm comfortable with.

[method77]

nothing is wrong about that. I was just asking

so vote for no ;)

[Malicious Intent]

It was a genuine question Method. Ogg threads seem pop up now and again, but I'm still unclear as to the advantage of them. I would have thought, with the small difference between ogg and mp3, that the encoder was just as important as the file type it is being encoded to?

[Bombardier]

Do I use .ogg files?

No

I'll accept them off of P2P if it's the only option, but I do not encode in .ogg.

I encode in 256k VBR Mp3s (with Lame) or "Insane" quality .mpc files.

[Ken]

I use many formats. I don't have to stick to anything.

On the newsgroups, I go for lossless APE, FLAC, etc.....

I'll take some quality OGGs too, if I can get them. I also get good quality MP3s.

For encoding, I use APE for my own personal backups, and i'll share alt-preset-standard MP3s, and high quality OGGs.

[wingnut2600]

I like to listen to music on my .mp3 player... so I encode in alt-preset LAME/EAC... I try to stay away from .ogg files, since I like the idea of being able to listen to it on the go.

OGGs aren't bad; it is cool that they are an open and free standard (unlike those damned Franhaufer people and their meddling w/ .mp3s and charging royalties for players), but they haven't really caught on in the real world.

[jipper]

i would like to but my mini disc doesnt support ogg files..(i think) so..fuck em..FUCK EM

[Potato]

I thought you could get better quality with an ogg that was the same size as an mp3.

[Bombardier]

I thought you could get better quality with an ogg that was the same size as an mp3.

That's debatable.

I've never found that to be true, but that's just my own experiences. :groovin:

[Potato]

A while ago I ripped The Cure - Disintegration into both mp3 nd ogg formats and listened with my awesome Sennheisers and the ogg was nicer. I don't remember what bitrate either was at. Perhaps I'll try the experiment again with a few different albums.... perhaps when I have more than a gig of free space.

[wingnut2600]

A while ago I ripped The Cure - Disintegration into both mp3 nd ogg formats and listened with my awesome Sennheisers and the ogg was nicer. I don't remember what bitrate either was at. Perhaps I'll try the experiment again with a few different albums.... perhaps when I have more than a gig of free space.

you and your awesome headphones :P

[Bombardier]

Those Sennheiser headphones must be quite nice.

The drawback is the $350 price tag, but to anyone who is serious about listening to music, they should pick up a pair :)

[Redneck4sure]

I was hoping that ogg would take off but it really hasn't. Everything plays mp3 just about. car cd players, personal, boom boxes and on and on. I guess I will stick with mp3. If I ever switch it will be a heck of a job converting.

[Potato]

Those Sennheiser headphones must be quite nice.

The drawback is the $350 price tag, but to anyone who is serious about listening to music, they should pick up a pair :)

http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/root/04974

Those are mine. It's not too hard to hear the differences in sound quality with these.

[cube]

i would like to but my mini disc doesnt support ogg files..(i think) so..fuck em..FUCK EM

yep

compared to mp3 its

same size for better quality

same quality for smaller size

but i still dont use them

EDIT: why did i quote you jipper :wha': meant to quote potato

Edited May 27, 2004 by cube

[jipper]

dont worry cube, i non gay love you too

[Ken]

That's a very good point about the supported formats on portable devices.

More support for OGG on these devices is needed, but in order for that to happen, people need to be aware of OGG!

Non-tech people, and many of the "average" common P2P users (run-of-the-mill fasttrack users) don't even know what an "OGG" is. Therefore, it's not likely to attract much attention from the corporate world.

[Potato]

I ripped the new Modest Mouse album at 192k in both mp3 and ogg. The oggs were slightly larger.

[Redneck4sure]

I ripped some stuff to ogg yrs ago when it first came out and I couldn't see much diff either in quality or size. :wha': I liked it cause it is open source but I now have too much invested in mp3 to mess with any other format. <_>