Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had the highest sound quality (2013)

Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by Vespasian on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @05:08AM (#35148926)

Interesting thought which also begs the question whether streaming mixes can be targeted at cheap (in ear) headphones.

It would make sense since this is the way most people listen to music these days.

Knowing almost nothing about DSP is this something you can do?

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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by bozertron on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @06:52AM (#35149581)

For sure. The issue is the zillion variables in headphone mechanicals and transducers. Eventually someone will be making mems transducers in relatively cheap - acoustically inert - form factors and you'll just dial in your sound.

It's close with using hybrid anc but still too many variables to claim no sonic difference.

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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by whstl on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @07:30AM (#35149868)

Definitely. Engineers historically would monitor in the car, in tiny speakers like Avantone Mixcubes, on even on boom boxes (I think Michael Brauer and Michael Beinhorn have gone on the record about doing it).

Today a lot of them are checking on Airpods and the like.

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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by aforwardslash on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @07:37AM (#35149925)

Definitely, and there are specialized plugins and EQ presets for this, as well for other media, such as vinyl. Have a look at this article about mastering for different streaming platforms https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/mastering-for-streaming-pla... (from a software manufacturer)

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