Compression method?

[DragonZeal]

What compression method for compressing audio-cd's is the best?
Let me know.

[bond]

what about searching around a little bit before asking such a question, which already has been answered a thousand times...

btw. this question has been asked so often that doom9 wrote the answer down for everyone to read under point 12 here (http://forum.doom9.org/forum-rules.htm)

[daphy]

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Which encoder/format is the best?

Short answer:
You should test them yourself, and choose which one best suit your needs.

Somewhat long answer:
For best possible quality: Lossless (WavPack, FLAC, Monkey's Audio)
For highest quality @ high bitrates: Musepack (MPC)
For overall high quality, even at lower bitrates (96 ~ 160kbps): Psytel AAC, Ogg Vorbis
For best compatibility: Lame using --alt-presets
For very low bitrates (<64kbps): MP3pro, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, Real Audio.

Which encoder/format is the worst?
Easy: VQF, QDesign, Xing, BladeEnc, old AAC encoders (Homeboy, MBsoft...). Forget them.

Complete FAQs RareWares (http://rarewares.hydrogenaudio.org/faq.html)

hope this will help you

CYA Daphy