Converting WAV to MP3 on Linux with low bitrates

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Published on 2010-03-28T15:47:09Z Indexed on 2010/03/28 15:53 UTC
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I need to convert WAV files to MP3 files so they can be played on a website.

I think that LAME would probably be the best tool. However the WAV files are low bitrate (around 8kbits recorded from a phone) and LAME's website states that it is the "best MP3 encoder at mid-high bitrates and at VBR". Is there is a better encoder for lower bitrates? If so can you define "better"?

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