Actually, MP3 files and piles of sand have similar characteristics. Every time you move it (convert in the case of MP3), a little bit of sand gets left behind. Any conversion to/from MP3 in any flavor loses a bit of the quality in the process.
I've done this experiment with JPG files, but it's equally valid for any lossy compression scheme. Compress/decompress an MP3 to WAV and back about 50 times and see what you end up with, it's not pretty!
I've done this experiment with JPG files, but it's equally valid for any lossy compression scheme. Compress/decompress an MP3 to WAV and back about 50 times and see what you end up with, it's not pretty!
