brjoon1021;623711 Wrote: > Even if the analog digital question could not be adequately addressed, > this familiar recording over a familiar system would put to death the > Mp3 sounds just like the CD camp's arguments I would bet.
That's the point of science. We can test such things without relying on individual's bets or guessing. ;-) I do agree that a double-blind test between vinyl and digital is all but impossible in terms of not knowing which is which given the inherent limitations. And I agree that ABX tests done the way you describe (mp3 in unfamiliar environment) aren't particularly useful for many questions that we're interested in. That said, I can say that I have a pretty decent mid-fi system and in my own system, with very familiar music, I can rarely ABX FLAC or WAV lossless files compared against high quality mp3 files (say LAME mp3 encoded at -V2 or -V1 (avg kbs of 192 or 220 or so). Only certain "special" tracks where I can key in on cymbals or piano, etc. I still listen to the FLACs, just because I have them and want to. And of course much of this is because as a male past 50, my upper frequency hearing is much reduced compared to where I was at 16. (And front row at Led Zepplin, Who, and Jimi Hendrix concerts didn't help my hearing abilities!) And I agree that with a lot of pop music these days, 64kbs files may be overkill. Over-compressed pablum doesn't need quality! -- garym ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85590 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
