marflao wrote: > I don't know if this has already been mentioned somewhere but I think it > "fits" to this thread. > At "Audiostream" a new 16/44 vs 24/96 test is mentioned. > Here is the link to the article: > http://www.audiostream.com/content/avsaix-high-resolution-audio-test > > I haven't done the test yet and won't do it because Archimago's test > already showed me that I won't hear a difference. > > Funny extract from the Audiostream article: > " Interestingly enough, at least one person so far has taken these > files, loaded them up into the Foobar2000 ABX comparator and picked the > correct files every time. But this really shouldn't come as a big > surprise, should it?"
I just did the test this afternoon and sent off my results. I used my ASUS Xonar Essence One --> Sennheiser HD800. Afterwards I had a look and see I got 2/3 - not bad... Confidence low though. *This test is exactly the kind of procedure I wanted to avoid with the recent 24-bit vs. 16-bit survey.* IMO there's just not enough controls in place to develop confidence in the results. Heck, it took me all of 2 minutes if not less to load up the file to have a look at the spectra and tell exactly what's what. I wrote Scott W briefly about my concerns. The issue is that no matter how this turns out, it doesn't likely help the community. If the results show that there's no statistical differences, then we're in exactly the same place as today - small tests suggesting that maybe some people can tell a difference, and larger tests not showing a statistical advantage to high-res. However, if it turns out to show 24/96 sounds "better" (especially if there's a huge number of + results), then we're just going to see more comments like the one from Mike L. above but anyone who spends 5 minutes to review the procedure will clearly understand the methodological inadequacy. I try not to be paranoid, but at the eve of hype like the pending release of Pono and the audiophile press going ga-ga at Neil Young as some kind of audio quality cruisader, let's not be naive about how "industry" would want tests like this to turn out... I've watched a number of Scott W's podcasts and he seems like a sensible guy. Hopefully whatever the final outcome, it will be presented in a realistic context. Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101766 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
