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Popular MP3
Decoder (Windows, Freeware).
Only versions 2.20-2.22 use the good Fraunhofer decoder
(shareware, v2.22 still available on http://www.winampheaven.com/)
Sound editor
(Windows).
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L.A.M.E. (Freeware/open source) was the only MP3 Encoder
that produced fantastic results during my tests. By encoding
in "Joint
stereo/256 kbps/High" (still a 1:5 ratio) the result was as
transparent as one could ever hope for, beating the
Fraunhofer encoder in every aspect, such as frequency range
and less artifacts on difficult material where usual
psychoacoustic models may fail. I hate to admit that I even
failed to tell an encoded signal from an original, derived
from a 48kHz/20bit-SBM A/D transfer of a 7.5 ips reel with a
60's soundtrack through a pair of Sennheiser HD600
headphones.
For non-Linux mortals, download CDex for a good Windows frontend.
(Freeware)
CDex Homepage
I have no way of
verifying it, but DropMP3 seems to be something similar for
MacIntosh.
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