I tried several samples using the latest ogg compile I could find (7-4-02 on rarewares) and tested using -q 0. For reference, I also compared with mp3pro at 64 kbit/s (MMJB 7.2) and wma8 at 64 kbit/s.
Here's what I heard:
charlies, ogg bitrate = 63 kbit/s
1R = charliescharlies.wav
2L = charliescharlies_mp3pro.wav
3L = charliescharlies_wma.wav
4R = charliescharlies_ogg.wav
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2L File: charliescharlies_mp3pro.wav
2L Rating: 1.8
2L Comment: flanging
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3L File: charliescharlies_wma.wav
3L Rating: 3.4
3L Comment: metalling ringing sounds
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4R File: charliescharlies_ogg.wav
4R Rating: 2.1
4R Comment: stereo collapse, plus a blurred sound, which makes the singer sound like
he's wheezing.
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wait, ogg bitrate = 65 kbit/s
1R = waitwait.wav
2L = waitwait_mp3pro.wav
3R = waitwait_wma.wav
4R = waitwait_ogg.wav
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2L File: waitwait_mp3pro.wav
2L Rating: 3.7
2L Comment: ride cymbals strikes are mushy
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3R File: waitwait_wma.wav
3R Rating: 3.1
3R Comment: ride cymbals are warped sounding, and the image shifts around
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4R File: waitwait_ogg.wav
4R Rating: 2.1
4R Comment: severe stereo collapse
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deerhunter, ogg bitrate = 38 kbit/s
1R = deerhunterdeerhunter_wma.wav
2R = deerhunterdeerhunter_ogg.wav
3R = deerhunterdeerhunter.wav
4L = deerhunterdeerhunter_mp3pro.wav
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1R File: deerhunterdeerhunter_wma.wav
1R Rating: 3.3
1R Comment: occasional smearing of guitar plucks; some noise pumping
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2R File: deerhunterdeerhunter_ogg.wav
2R Rating: 1.3
2R Comment: yuck! guitar has a fuzzy sound; lots of transient smearing
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4L File: deerhunterdeerhunter_mp3pro.wav
4L Rating: 2.6
4L Comment: mushy guitar plucks; some flanging
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