UK Top 40 [2009-02-15] (S±A) [320]

As DHZ Inc appears to have vanished again here is my attempt at the BBC Top 40 singles for 15-02-2009

udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80
udp://open.demonii.com:1337
udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969
udp://exodus.desync.com:6969

g8aso (2009-02-17)

Many thanks, you're a star.........................no joint stereo I hope!

g8aso (2009-02-17)

Oh it is........................much as we all appreciate the effort, proper stereo only takes up a very tiny extra amount of disc space and the sound quality is beyond compare. Better seperation and high frequencies.
Although, dual channel is the best, with 2 completey sererate audio tracks for left and right.
It doesn't take any longer to make a significant increase in audio qualitty, pretty please?

EByGum (2009-02-17)

Wot U Want - Blood........ ;-)
I rip with Nero set at 320kbit, 41000Kh, stereo - how can I improve this?
Is duel mono better or worse?

g8aso (2009-02-19)

Joint stereo is not proper stereo, the information is shared between the left and right channels, saving a bit of file size, but with a noticeable loss of quality. Loss of high frequencies and stereo separation.
Stereo is much better, but still shares the data between left and right. Much better than joint. (My friends and I are trying to replace 70k+ tracks with all proper stereo ones)
For compressed MP3, the best sound comes from dual stereo, some encoders call it different things - I'll agree it's a bit over the top if you are going to compress the audio at all, but it does give 2 completely seperate tracks for left and right.
Just a suggestion, please don't think I am having a go. It is only in the last 4 or 5 years than anything much has been available in 320.
Your efforts are appreciated.
The best audio converter is DB Poweramp, available for download with the crack, here:-

Dead easy.
All the best, your upload is appreciated!

g8aso (2009-02-21)

To demonstrate the difference between Joint Stereo and Dual Channel, I have just got the new Prodigy album and have copied Omen in both formats so anyone can compare and hear the difference.
Joint Stereo:-

Dual Channel (Dual Stereo):-