probedb wrote: > So you compared a lossy rip of a CD which maybe from a different > release/master with a new lossless CD rip and you expected them to sound > the same? Was this a proper ABX test? I'm guessing not. > > The comparison is completely invalid as a test of lossy vs lossless. The > only way to do that is to take the lossless rip you just did and convert > it at varying bitrates and ABX each lossy copy against the original > lossless. That way you'll check when you can start to hear a difference, > if at all. > > Oh and the ABX will just make you aware that you can hear a difference > not necessarily that one is better.
I think I'll ask my friend Bender Rodriguez to run these tests for me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ heisenberg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98591 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
