The density of "audio geeks" is pretty high here, so this may be of interest for many of you.
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/...howtopic=66564
Five MP3 encoders are tested @ 128 kbps:
LAME 3.97
LAME 3.98.2
iTunes 8.0.1.11
Fraunhofer IIS mp3surround CL encoder v1.5
Helix v5.1 2005.08.09
There are 14 samples overall, but you can also send results for just one or a few if you like. Every single result is welcome and would improve the statistical significance of the test. Thanks!