hmmm, was hoping that more would respond.
it seems that across age groups from the few responces that 128 is good enough for most. i'm not sure if it was the samples given in the article or not but in the past i have noticed that 128 seemed muddier and on many recordings things like cymbals and 12 strings were partially lost or sounded totally different to me at a higher bitrate.
i think maybe heavier distorted guitar type sounds suffer much less than classical or jazz where listeners expect to hear minute changes in tone and such.
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