# Displayed bitrate accuracy & credibility vs foobar2000 bitrate

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/displayed-bitrate-accuracy-credibility-vs-foobar2000-bitrate/16616
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [February 21, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/displayed-bitrate-accuracy-credibility-vs-foobar2000-bitrate/16616 "2015-02-21T11:43:24Z")
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### Author: ![swttwkr](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@swttwkr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/swttwkr)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/displayed-bitrate-accuracy-credibility-vs-foobar2000-bitrate/16616/1 "2015-02-21T11:43:24Z")

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Hi, and ... newbie alert! 🕶  
What is the possible reason for different displayed bitrate in MP3TAG v2.66 and foobar2000 v1.3.7? Which one should I trust and what are my options to verify the actual bitrate of a track?

I tend to trust foobar2000, but this is subjective and not based on actual knowledge or expertise. It is weird how some tracks from some albums, supposedly CBR 320kbps (as shown in foobar2000) appear as 160kbps or even lower in MP3TAG. I have converted those albums myself with EAC, therefore it's not like the source of those mp3 files would be questionable.

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