Re:How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?
by istvan__ on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @03:51PM
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I can hear the difference between mp3(320) and flac/alac easily on my stereo both in the car and in my room. The funny part is that you can easily recognize mp3 compression based on high it trims the high frequencies and the high hats are affected by it quite a bit. You can try different lossy formats but i guess it is just damage control. The only reason I use alac and not flac is because iPods only work with alac (and it is limited to 16bit, 44100Hz) and my car only supports iPods :(
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Re:How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?
by imaginenore on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @03:57PM
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Or you think you hear the difference because you actually know which files you play. Do a double blind test and you will fail. Professional musicians fail at 320 vs original tests.
Not to mention that I am more of a sound engineer who has a lot to do with sound quality while musicians care less about that, I know several musicians who could not setup even basic sound system. It is also pretty common that DJs (and other types of musicians) require the roads to help them to achieve the best sound of their music. The musician is in charge of the music, while the sound engineers are in charge of the sound. Quiet different subjects.
Nope. I can pass the double blind test easily.
Re:How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?
by coldwaraaron on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @04:05PM
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I can attest to this.