dafiend wrote: > I agree with all that. > > But why not compare lossy and lossless offline? To my knowledge, no > reliable method exists to ABX streams. And doesn't it seem a bit > far-fetched to assume that a given streaming provider will treat a given > release differently for lossy than lossless?
Done that on some ocasions local files 320k sounded exactly the same to me with server transcoding note that ! . The mp3 decoder in the squeezebox has some known artifacts so I would not trust that ( it s in the bugzilla having to do with no floating point math on the squeezebox ). IMO it's not a given what you get from a streaming service ,when you make local files you have the same source and can use the best decoders with the best settings . I'm not sure how proper my own test have been but it gives a hint in a certain direction . I also did Archimagos web based blind test on it . And then there is the remote possibility that you may hear something on some material with a large enough collection , so at home I'm quite content with 16/44.1 flac and for archival reasons they are real copies of my CD's and downloads . It would not feasible to blind test 47000 tracks :P but I don't need the confidence they have at the LHC for my own hobby purposes . -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102351 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
