Variable Bit Rate: Does the Quality Drop?

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TomBrooklyn Premium join:2002-03-04 Brooklyn, NY	Variable Bit Rate: Does the Quality Drop? Is the audio quality of a Variable Bit Rate (VBR) recording equal to that of a Constant Bit Rate (CBR) recording? (Given the VBR maximum rate is set equivalent to the CBR, and all other things being equal.)
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Hall Premium,MVM join:2000-04-28 Dayton, OH kudos:2	In theory, yes, the quality will be reduced. In reality, the human ear probably can't hear any difference.
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aurgathor join:2002-12-01 Lynnwood, WA kudos:1	reply to TomBrooklyn Yes it will be reduced, but the question is how much, and for reasonable rates, the difference may very well be imperceptible. A better question would be that for 2 files of the same size, both created from the sane original material, but one encoded with CBR and the other with VBR, which will have a higher audio quality? Chances are good that the VBR will be better, although the difference may not be much either. -- Wacky Races 2012!
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