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On Tue, 10 May 2005, Ron Clarke wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> On Mon, 09 May 2005 00:04:10 -0400
> Stephen Clement <s.clement AT sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> > > > > Perhaps you live in Australia?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > No, NW Oregon. Quite a ways from Australia.
> > >
> > > You are probably not getting our warm dry sunny weather.
> >
> > Well it's nice and sunny here in Ontario (Canada).
>
>   And it is cold and foggy this morning (7.00 am) in Victoria, Australia. 
> Nearly at the end of autumn.

What counts as cold in Australia?


> > > > > My question was, why someone would broadcast in MP3 and also OGG -
> > > > > does OGG have some advantage, better compression or something?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I answered your second question and completely neglected the first
> > > > one. Oggs sound better to my ears, all else being equal. Also,
> > > > don't forget the patent issues with MP3. Not everyone wants to
> > > > deal with those.
>
>    Ogg sounds better to my ears, also.
> Ogg uses a variable bitrate, higher for multi-voiced music, lower for single 
> instrument or voice-only.

How variable, considering the download speed is pretty constant?  For 
instance would it vary from 20K to 30K depending on number of voices?

> Regards,
>         Ron
>
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