d6jg wrote: 
> Something close to 90% of the population can’t hear the difference
> between 320kbps mp3 and 16/44.1 FLAC leaving 10% who can.
> Of the 10% only a very few can differentiate consistently above 16/44.1.
> I read somewhere that unless you are a dog 24/192 is a complete waste of
> time.

I would bet it's more like 95%+ which I base on the archimago test
challenge that many on these boards participated in. What I found most
interesting from the challenge results was what the users preferred. As
I recall the majority preferred the sound of the MP3's, go figure! As a
reminder, here's the challenge and results;
http://archimago.blogspot.com/2013/02/high-bitrate-mp3-internet-blind-test.html



Main system - Rock Solid with LMS 7.9.2 Official on WHS 2011 - 2 Duets
and Squeeseslave
Cabin system - Rock solid with LMS 7.9.2 Official on Win10 Pro - 1 RPi 3
Model B/Hifiberry DAC+ Pro/PiCorePlayer and Squeezeslave
Headphones and car - Android phone/Bluetooth w/full library on MicroSD
card - PowerAmp music player app (similar to Material Skin)
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