I found a artifact on another mp3 i have on my computer that has been encoded on LAME 3.97 -V 2 --vbr-new.
LAME 3.97 -V 2 --vbr-new
foo_abx 1.3.1 report
foobar2000 v0.9.4.4
2007/10/09 22:30:24
File A: F:\Listen Tests\Enter Sandman.flac
File B: E:\Music\Albums\Metallica - Metallica\01. Metallica - Enter Sandman.mp3
22:30:24 : Test started.
22:31:51 : 01/01 50.0%
22:32:09 : 02/02 25.0%
22:32:25 : 03/03 12.5%
22:32:52 : 04/04 6.3%
22:33:19 : 05/05 3.1%
22:33:38 : 06/06 1.6%
22:33:49 : 07/07 0.8%
22:34:25 : 08/08 0.4%
22:34:44 : 09/09 0.2%
22:34:55 : 10/10 0.1%
22:35:28 : 11/11 0.0%
22:35:45 : 12/12 0.0%
22:36:00 : Test finished.
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Total: 12/12 (0.0%)
A precho at drums at around 4:22.
LAME 3.98 Beta 5 -V 2
foo_abx 1.3.1 report
foobar2000 v0.9.4.4
2007/10/09 22:59:40
File A: F:\Listen Tests\Enter Sandman.flac
File B: F:\Listen Tests\Enter Sandman V2 LAME3.98b5.mp3
22:59:40 : Test started.
23:00:54 : 00/01 100.0%
23:01:21 : 01/02 75.0%
23:01:36 : 01/03 87.5%
23:02:42 : 02/04 68.8%
23:03:04 : 02/05 81.3%
23:03:48 : 03/06 65.6%
23:05:09 : 04/07 50.0%
23:05:21 : 05/08 36.3%
23:06:16 : 06/09 25.4%
23:06:38 : 07/10 17.2%
23:07:27 : 08/11 11.3%
23:08:00 : 08/12 19.4%
23:08:32 : Test finished.
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Total: 8/12 (19.4%)
LAME 3.90.3 --alt-preset standard
foo_abx 1.3.1 report
foobar2000 v0.9.4.4
2007/10/09 22:51:41
File A: F:\Listen Tests\Enter Sandman.flac
File B: F:\Listen Tests\Enter Sandman LAME3.90 APS.mp3
22:51:41 : Test started.
22:52:55 : 01/01 50.0%
22:53:39 : 01/02 75.0%
22:54:07 : 02/03 50.0%
22:54:27 : 02/04 68.8%
22:54:35 : 03/05 50.0%
22:54:51 : 03/06 65.6%
22:55:07 : 04/07 50.0%
22:55:22 : 05/08 36.3%
22:55:49 : 06/09 25.4%
22:56:06 : 06/10 37.7%
22:56:13 : 07/11 27.4%
22:56:34 : 08/12 19.4%
22:57:20 : Test finished.
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Total: 8/12 (19.4%)