Best MP3 Decoder - Revision history

12.218.147.66: Decoders, not encoders.

2020-06-06T05:20:49Z

Decoders, not encoders.

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	Using any of the above should be enough for all purposes. Quality differences among them are insignificant.		Using any of the above should be enough for all purposes. Quality differences among them are insignificant.

	Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad ~~encoders~~ include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's low quality AMP engine), decoders based on old XAudio, and Digideck. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.		Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad decoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's low quality AMP engine), decoders based on old XAudio, and Digideck. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.

	[[Category:MP3]]		[[Category:MP3]]
	[[Category:Software]]		[[Category:Software]]

Forthemusic: Added comment on the broken link for Apollo.

2014-04-28T08:41:12Z

Added comment on the broken link for Apollo.

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	* [http://www.mpg123.de mpg123], probably one of the most popular decoders, also used in [[foobar2000]], Otachan's winamp plugin, [[LAME]] and countless other MP3 players		* [http://www.mpg123.de mpg123], probably one of the most popular decoders, also used in [[foobar2000]], Otachan's winamp plugin, [[LAME]] and countless other MP3 players
	* [http://mpadec.sourceforge.net/ MPAdec], a very accurate decoder based on mpg123		* [http://mpadec.sourceforge.net/ MPAdec], a very accurate decoder based on mpg123
	* [http://koti.welho.com/hylinen/apollo/ Apollo], the most mathematically accurate decoder		* [http://koti.welho.com/hylinen/apollo/ Apollo] (broken link), the most mathematically accurate decoder
	* [http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/ MAD], another very precise GPLd MP3 decoder		* [http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/ MAD], another very precise GPLd MP3 decoder
	** A MAD input-plugin for WinAmp is available in [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=46824&hl= this HA thread]		** A MAD input-plugin for WinAmp is available in [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=46824&hl= this HA thread]

46.208.149.77: dead links

2013-04-07T09:37:51Z

dead links

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	* [[Winamp]]'s FhG decoder		* [[Winamp]]'s FhG decoder
	* [http://www.mpg123.de mpg123], probably one of the most popular decoders, also used in [[foobar2000]], ~~[http://www3.cypress.ne.jp/otachan/in_mpg123.html~~ Otachan's winamp plugin], [[LAME]] and countless other MP3 players		* [http://www.mpg123.de mpg123], probably one of the most popular decoders, also used in [[foobar2000]], Otachan's winamp plugin, [[LAME]] and countless other MP3 players
	* [http://mpadec.sourceforge.net/ MPAdec], a very accurate decoder based on mpg123		* [http://mpadec.sourceforge.net/ MPAdec], a very accurate decoder based on mpg123
	* [http://koti.welho.com/hylinen/apollo/ Apollo], the most mathematically accurate decoder		* [http://koti.welho.com/hylinen/apollo/ Apollo], the most mathematically accurate decoder
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	Using any of the above should be enough for all purposes. Quality differences among them are insignificant.		Using any of the above should be enough for all purposes. Quality differences among them are insignificant.

	Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad encoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's low quality ~~[http://www.playmedia.hr~~ AMP] engine), decoders based on old XAudio, and ~~[http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/digideck.html~~ Digideck]. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.		Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad encoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's low quality AMP engine), decoders based on old XAudio, and Digideck. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.

	[[Category:MP3]]		[[Category:MP3]]
	[[Category:Software]]		[[Category:Software]]

Mjb: new category: MP3

2012-09-12T02:03:22Z

new category: MP3

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	Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad encoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's low quality [http://www.playmedia.hr AMP] engine), decoders based on old XAudio, and [http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/digideck.html Digideck]. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.		Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad encoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's low quality [http://www.playmedia.hr AMP] engine), decoders based on old XAudio, and [http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/digideck.html Digideck]. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.

			[[Category:MP3]]
	[[Category:Software]]		[[Category:Software]]

Pepoluan: in_mad thread

2006-09-09T07:45:32Z

in_mad thread

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	* [http://koti.welho.com/hylinen/apollo/ Apollo], the most mathematically accurate decoder		* [http://koti.welho.com/hylinen/apollo/ Apollo], the most mathematically accurate decoder
	* [http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/ MAD], another very precise GPLd MP3 decoder		* [http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/ MAD], another very precise GPLd MP3 decoder
			** A MAD input-plugin for WinAmp is available in [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=46824&hl= this HA thread]

	Using any of the above should be enough for all purposes. Quality differences among them are insignificant.		Using any of the above should be enough for all purposes. Quality differences among them are insignificant.

Pepoluan: Category:Software

2006-09-06T22:12:11Z

Category:Software

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	Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad encoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's low quality [http://www.playmedia.hr AMP] engine), decoders based on old XAudio, and [http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/digideck.html Digideck]. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.		Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad encoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's low quality [http://www.playmedia.hr AMP] engine), decoders based on old XAudio, and [http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/digideck.html Digideck]. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.

			[[Category:Software]]

Rjamorim at 18:23, 17 July 2005

2005-07-17T18:23:02Z

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	Using any of the above should be enough for all purposes. Quality differences among them are insignificant.		Using any of the above should be enough for all purposes. Quality differences among them are insignificant.

	Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad encoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's ~~bad~~ quality [http://www.playmedia.hr AMP] engine), decoders based on old XAudio, and [http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/digideck.html Digideck]. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.		Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad encoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's low quality [http://www.playmedia.hr AMP] engine), decoders based on old XAudio, and [http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/digideck.html Digideck]. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.

Rjamorim at 02:19, 28 June 2005

2005-06-28T02:19:38Z

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	Using any of the above should be enough for all purposes. Quality differences among them are insignificant.		Using any of the above should be enough for all purposes. Quality differences among them are insignificant.

	Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad encoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's bad quality AMP engine) and [http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/digideck.html Digideck]. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.		Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad encoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's bad quality [http://www.playmedia.hr AMP] engine), decoders based on old XAudio, and [http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/digideck.html Digideck]. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.

Rjamorim: Someone made some crazy mess here...

2005-06-27T16:12:05Z

Someone made some crazy mess here...

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	~~;LAME~~ is ~~considered~~ the ~~best MP3 encoder because:~~		Since what the [[MP3]] standard really defines is a decoder, there should be no such thing as a better or a worse MP3 decoder. As long as a decoder is accurate, it'll output the expected quality.

	* ~~Long time in development~~		All the most popular decoders these days output accurate enough streams. These include:
	* ~~OpenSource~~
	* ~~ListeningTestings~~		* [[Winamp]]'s FhG decoder
	* ~~TweakedProfiles~~		* [http://www.mpg123.de mpg123], probably one of the most popular decoders, also used in [[foobar2000]], [http://www3.cypress.ne.jp/otachan/in_mpg123.html Otachan's winamp plugin], [[LAME]] and countless other MP3 players
	* ~~2 psychoacoustic models~~		* [http://mpadec.sourceforge.net/ MPAdec], a very accurate decoder based on mpg123
	* Tweaking via many commandline switches		* [http://koti.welho.com/hylinen/apollo/ Apollo], the most mathematically accurate decoder
	* Lots of ~~community feedback~~		* [http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/ MAD], another very precise GPLd MP3 decoder

			Using any of the above should be enough for all purposes. Quality differences among them are insignificant.

			Older decoders could provide bad quality, due mostly to encoder implementation errors. Such bad encoders include Winamp before version 2.666 (using Playmedia's bad quality AMP engine) and [http://www.rjamorim.com/rrw/digideck.html Digideck]. Also, some older decoders did not work well with VBR streams.

Jan at 19:57, 30 March 2005

2005-03-30T19:57:39Z

New page

;LAME is considered the best MP3 encoder because:

* Long time in development
* OpenSource
* ListeningTestings
* TweakedProfiles
* 2 psychoacoustic models
* Tweaking via many commandline switches
* Lots of community feedback