Re:What Data Compression Does to Music (2012)
by taneq on Saturday January 05, 2019 @05:34AM
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> I don't really understand how the lossy vs lossless argument turned into a chest-beating contest about whose ears are the best.
It's just basic human nature. As soon as you say "you can't see/hear/taste/perceive the difference between X and Y" some dick-waver will come in and start saying they can do it. And of course, the first to admit they can't hear a difference loses, and then you end up with things like Monster Cables, and the Emperor's new hi-fi setup.
I've seen people seriously claim they can hear the difference between the same audio signal burned onto different brands of CD-Rs.
It's just basic human nature. As soon as you say "you can't see/hear/taste/perceive the difference between X and Y" some dick-waver will come in and start saying they can do it. And of course, the first to admit they can't hear a difference loses, and then you end up with things like Monster Cables, and the Emperor's new hi-fi setup.
I've seen people seriously claim they can hear the difference between the same audio signal burned onto different brands of CD-Rs.