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A comment on MP3 sound quality: Good enough. Parent comment

Re:MP3 sound quality: Good enough by zokier on Thursday September 03, 2009 @04:57PM (#803533)
notice what he said:

"quality separate CD player, amp and speakers and compared that with an MP3 player plugged into the same amp and speakers"

"MP3 player"

I'd assume that it means iPod-style device, which probably doesn't have as high quality output as "quality separate CD player". Yes, its comparing apples to oranges, but its different from placebo

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Re:MP3 sound quality: Good enough by Edinburger on Thursday September 03, 2009 @05:43PM (#803637)
Good point. I haven't listened to high bitrate MP3s through something like an iPod but with a high-end outboard DAC. With a setup like that I believe it could become hard/impossible to tell the difference.
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