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Asunder
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You may also need to download LAME MP3 Encoder to convert to MP3. Source: almost 2 years ago
Depending on your setup, you might also want to install either FFMpeg or Lame as well. Source: about 2 years ago
Today I think LAME is the converter of choice: https://lame.sourceforge.io/. Source: about 2 years ago
In order to play MP3 you need to install the LAME MP3 Encoder fyi for the Snowball issue try this Start> type Control Panel>Sound>Recording tab set Snowball as default recording device. Source: over 2 years ago
Ok, that's a LAME 3.1 mp3 encode (https://lame.sourceforge.io) in an mp3 container. So zspotify is taking the 320 kbps vorbis audio, re-encoding it to 320 kbps LAME mp3, and putting it into a mp3 container. Doing this makes for wider compatibility, but some quality is lost as you're taking a lossy format and converting it to another lossy format. Plus, and I'm not sure of the equivalency, it would take LAME mp3... Source: over 2 years ago
Then maybe something like Https://freac.org/. Source: about 1 year ago
Just take that lossless track and encode it to 320kbps Vorbis using a good quality encoder (Foobar or freac). Then load both the files into any ABX comparison tool. It will load both samples then shuffle them so X/Y are random and you have to tell it which you think is A and which you think is B. Source: about 1 year ago
Evidently this will work (though sadly no Linux version): https://freac.org/. Source: over 2 years ago
FLAC - A free, open source codec for lossless audio compression and decompression
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Opus Interactive Audio Codec - Opus is a totally open, royalty-free, highly versatile audio codec.
dBpoweramp - dBpoweramp contains a multitude of audio tools in one: CD Ripper, Music Converter, ID Tag Editor...
WavPack - WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a...
Asunder - Asunder is a graphical Audio CD ripper and encoder for Linux. You can use it to save tracks from an Audio CD as any of WAV, MP3, OGG, FLAC, Opus, WavPack, Musepack, AAC, and Monkey's Audio files. Asunder is translatable!