Once I did a comparison: I listened to a song with a folk-guitar and a violin as a 320Kbps mp3 and a wav-file. The difference was that the mp3 sounded much less transparent. Accoustic instruments generate many harmonics which make up the characteristic sound of each instrument. The high harmonics give the instrument a brilliance. These are very high frequencies, which are not completely reconstructed with any mp3-bitrate. If you use in the test electronic music or rock (etc.), you will probably not hear the difference between 320 and lossless. But with quality recordings of accoustic music, I think many people would hear the difference when listening on a good stereo.
I guess it all comes down to your personal expectations, taste and priorities. Aaaah, how long is mankind discussing this topic... :) -- Wasaia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wasaia's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7289 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29286 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
