heisenberg wrote: > Hello there, > > I've been doing some comparative listening to the same tracks, only > rendered in different digital formats. For example, I was comparing some > Beatles tracks issued as 24 bit/44.1 khz to the same tracks issued as 16 > bit/44.1 khz. In addition to that, I've been comparing regular 16 > bit/44.1 khz to the lossy 320 kbps mp3 formats. Here is what's confusing > to me: > > When comparing 16 bit lossless to 24 bit lossless, I can plainly hear > the differences. But when comparing 16 bit lossless to 320 kbps lossy > formats of the same song, I cannot, for the life of me, hear any > differences! How's that possible? > > Anyone had similar startling discoveries?
A good high bitrate lossy file should be transparent to the listener (for most music...i.e., not "problem samples", etc.). Perhaps the 16 vs 24 files you are comparing are from different masters while the 16 bit vs 320kbs lossy are from the same master. The 24/44.1 tracks you refer to....were they based on the original CDs, some later remasters, the stereo box set, the mono box set, etc.? Before doing any testing, I'd make sure that I'm comparing apples to apples (no pun intended) with regard to the underlying track. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98591 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
