[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] verify possible bug

2007-11-20 Thread sikahr
Please someone with good headphone/amp verify this possible bug as described in http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40409 -- sikahr sikahr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14065 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] verify possible bug

2007-11-20 Thread Phil Leigh
sikahr;244043 Wrote: Please someone with good headphone/amp verify this possible bug as described in http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40409 Please could you explain why anyone would care about an MP3 containing a -90dB sine wave? (It's got nothing to do with music - in so many

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] verify possible bug

2007-11-20 Thread sikahr
Because other decoders works correctly and SB3 built-in doesn't, at least in my opinion. Please listen for Yourself test files. I dont know for sure what effect this have on normal music. Maybe it is audible, maybe not, needs additional testing. -- sikahr

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] verify possible bug

2007-11-20 Thread snarlydwarf
but.. mp3's are lossy. They are going to have artifacts. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40411

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] verify possible bug

2007-11-20 Thread Mark Lanctot
Yes, why are we splitting hairs about a codec that's broken by design? MP3s will always have artifacts, even if it's audible under extreme circumstances with MP3 codec A and inaudible under the same circumstances (but likely audible under different circumstances) with MP3 codec B. Answer: use

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] verify possible bug

2007-11-20 Thread sikahr
but... listen to artifacts introduced by PC decoders, and compare with artifacts of builtin decoder, it's not same order of magnitude. Additionally, MAD in 24-bit mode is very similar as source file. Please listen. -- sikahr

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] verify possible bug

2007-11-20 Thread funkstar
MP3 != audiophile In fact, shouldn't MP3 be trapped by a swear filter in the audiophile forum? ;) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: