Which MP3 Codec to use?

[pFREDD]

I have dbpowerAMP Reference, which came with three MP3 codecs: LAME, Helix and Fraunhofer IIS.

Which one should I use when I rip CDs?

Is there a place that lists the advantages one has over the others?

Thanks!

[csiron]

Re: Which MP3 Codec to use?

From Wikipedia:

As of 2004, consensus amongst the audiophile community is that LAME produces the highest-quality MP3 files for bitrates greater or equal to 128 kbit/s when using variable bitrate encoding; in a public listening test early in 2004, LAME MP3 files were the best 128 kbit/s MP3 files compared to the uncompressed original audio when using VBR mode.

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