Who or what is FhG?
FhG stands for Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. Typically, in the mp3 world, FhG refers to The Fraunhofer IIS-A (Institut Intergrierte Schaltungen) who developed the technology that became MPEG-1 layer-3 coding. They are still the primary company in the mp3 encoder/decoder field, and their products are considered the industry standard by many. Though their earlier mp3 encoders cost $199, their fast encoder is available for free within MusicMatch Jukebox, and is found in many other products. They are also heavily involved in the development of MPEG-2 AAC (advanced audio coding) which, like it says, is more advanced that MPEG-1 or -2 layer 3 (ie mp3). [ TOP ] • Can I improve the sound of mp3s by decoding them? I’ve read several messages from people who believe that by decoding an mp3 to a wav, and then playing the wav, they will hear a better sound than by playing the mp3 directly. This isn’t usually true. Every mp3 player (e.g. Winamp) includes a decoder – it decodes the mp3 in real time before
