[esafak]

HA, a blast from the past, when audio encoders were making strides and collecting mp3s was a thing. Same for video encoders.

[amluto]

It was kind of fun being able to easily distinguish 128kbps MP3 from the source audio. (Some early encoders were really bad.)

[MrBuddyCasino]

These kinds of forums are some of the best parts of the internet. Many still exist, but they're slowly shrinking unfortunately.