musicom;688106 Wrote: > http://www.mediatechnics.com/cdaudio.htm > > http://www.uaudio.com/blog/understanding-audio-data-compression/ > > If one were to compare based on the data rate alone, CD beats mp3 as it > has a data rate of 141 kbps vs 128 k for the mp3. But the most > important limitation of mp3 is that it is a data reduction format that > permanently throws music information away so the information is simply > not there to be heard. CD has all of the music information on the disc > that the producer cares to put there (subject to the limitations of the > format, which again are much less limiting than mp3).
There was an article on the CNN website the other day about Neil Young and his quest for hi-def music re. Apple. http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/tech/web/neil-young-apple-high-def-music/index.html According to the article (and I have no verification of this), "Industry-standard MP3 files have only about 5% of all the sounds that were contained in the original recording". That's a pretty amazing number----a LOT of compression----and we know that, in addition, there's some data loss going on. -- rgro Rg System information ------------------------ Main: PS Audio Quintet > Vortexbox > Touch (wired) via optical > Rega DAC > LFD LE IV Signature amp > VA Mozart Grands > REL Acoustics R305 sub. Home Theatre: Duet/SBR (Wired) > Pioneer VSX 919 > Energy Take 5 Classic 5.1. SBS 7.7.1 r33751 on a Vortexbox Appliance, V 2.0. Touch w/Hardware V.5. Touch: FW 7.7.1 r9558. Duet: FW 7.7.1 r9557. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rgro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92918 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
