T10 Best setting for FM recording, middle or high

[clyde1]

As of right now, I can't tell the difference between an FM recording with the quality setting set to Middle versus High.

To make the files smaller, I'm thinking the middle setting may be better since I can't hear any difference. Anybody have a suggestion?

I'm fairly pleased with the quality of FM recordings off of the T10 (as long as the reception is good anyway). I'm curious what others think.

[ShyAnne]

Bit rates are as follows:

Low = 64
Med. = 128
High = 256

It depends on each individual's ears, their audio sensitivity. I can hear the difference, as can others, some people cannot.

If you can't hear the difference between med. and high then you are one of those people who cannot hear the difference between 128 and 256. If that's the case then you may as well just use the medium setting for the advantage of smaller files.

[clyde1]

Thanks ShyAnne. I'm doing some more experiments to see if I can hear the difference.

When we buy a song of MusicMatch, or Napster, etc is that usually 128, or 256, do you happen know? Can the quality of an FM recording, even if done at 256, approach that of a typical purchased/downloaded song? That probably depends on too many things for me to expect a simple answer.