garym wrote: > That's actually very impressive as its quite unusual. And this is with > ABX (doubleblind tests) on regular music (not known problem samples)? > I know one can eventually train oneself to hear certain artifacts in > lossy files (I've avoided doing that as I don't want to hear such > artifacts). Have you trained yourself to hear such artifacts? > > p.s. I'm not being (passively) argumentative....I'm genuinely amazed. Agreed, I am also very sceptical about these types of claims. 320 kbps is well documented as being virtually indistinguishable from lossless formats.
Our audio memory is extremely short, inaccurate and very suggestible. We can easily fool ourselves into thinking a difference exists because we think there "should" be a difference. Certainly the difference between 320 kbps MP3 and 16/44.1 PCM are absolutely miniscule compared to the differences between DACs, amplifiers, speakers, room acoustics and so on. The reason to use FLAC files is that they make a good "archive" that can be used to convert to other formats, or back to optical disc, without additional losses. They also take less processing power to compress and decompress. Matt http://www.last.fm/user/MJL-UK *SqueezeBoxes:* Two SB Duets (Living room and kitchen) *Server:* Synology DS111 (2TB) NAS running LMS 7.7.2 *Network:* Netgear DG834GT ADSL modem/router, Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH access point *Livingroom:* Receiver, Naim 42/110 amp, B&W CM2 speakers *Kitchen:* Receiver, Topping TP20 Mk2 Class T amp, B&W 686 speakers *Study:* Linn LP12, Naim 72/Hi-cap/Headline. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TheLastMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101386 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
