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Re:Listen to what gets lost when an MP3 is made (2015) by TheRealDunkirk on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @08:26AM (#42183161)
> Then you can look how much of the signal has truly been affected by your 1000 bucks silver speaker cable.

I have a friend who has spent ridiculous sums of money on audio gear. Like, he's in his 50's, and still lives with his parents (in part) because of it. Over the years, I've learned I will never convince him that he's being fleeced, but I've wanted to make a site to host such A/B comparisons for a very long time, to perhaps get through to others what a waste most of the "audiophile" gear is.

Re:Listen to what gets lost when an MP3 is made (2015) by Redoubts on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @09:29AM (#42183797)
Have you ever checked out the https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?action=forum forums?
Re:Listen to what gets lost when an MP3 is made (2015) by atoav on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @02:39PM (#42187272)
Oh that sounds incredibly sad.

On your A/B comparison website: I think it is important to make a "blind" test default. So they can listen to e.g. ten repetations and vote for for one each time and in the end they get a score which one they liked better. and by how much.

Because of course they want to hear the difference if there is an expensive price tag.