If you are encoding in MP3, then make sure to use LAME. It is important that you use a good encoder and a bit-rate that will give you a quality that you are happy with. Try to use quality audio equipmentĭoing these tests will show you what your ears find is the best system, which is what it really comes down to. Of course the best way to find out is to test it yourself and run ABX tests.įoobar2000 is a good tool to do ABX tests. JS allows more data to be used by more important or noticeable elements in the track.

You need to bear in mind that there is only so much data to provide for the track, good compression concentrates the data where it is needed. Therefore, JS should out perform Stereo in any given amount of data, or, if the quality is the same, the JS compression will give more data to other parts of the track. It is possible to recreate the original sound via joint stereo (all my music is stored in lossless format and uses JS), and JS performs better under compression than true stereo. (it starts a bit flamey, but gets more interesting towards the end)Īs for which to use, thats really a personal choice, many will say to go for true stereo, because that is more like the original.

Joint stereo or stereo