In case anyone needs the read: http://www.stereophile.com/features/308mp3cd/
F FNG212 Audioholic Jul 22, 2009 #1 In case anyone needs the read: http://www.stereophile.com/features/308mp3cd/
lsiberian Audioholic Overlord Jul 23, 2009 #2 FNG212 said: In case anyone needs the read: http://www.stereophile.com/features/308mp3cd/ Click to expand... Interesting article. I would like to see some double blind tests on the subject for sure. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/do_higher_mp3_bit_rates_pay_off?page=0,2 worth a read for sure http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/f40.html Check out this site. A lot of good comparisons. It seems the difference is pretty much indiscernable on high bit rate samples. Last edited: Jul 23, 2009
FNG212 said: In case anyone needs the read: http://www.stereophile.com/features/308mp3cd/ Click to expand... Interesting article. I would like to see some double blind tests on the subject for sure. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/do_higher_mp3_bit_rates_pay_off?page=0,2 worth a read for sure http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/f40.html Check out this site. A lot of good comparisons. It seems the difference is pretty much indiscernable on high bit rate samples.
Nemo128 Audioholic Field Marshall Jul 24, 2009 #3 I've personally seen high bitrate MP3s be indistinguishable from their FLAC counterparts on Shure E500c headphones through a Sansa Clip and on Def Tech BP7006s. Those were blind tests though, not the biased junk many a snob reviewer goes through.
I've personally seen high bitrate MP3s be indistinguishable from their FLAC counterparts on Shure E500c headphones through a Sansa Clip and on Def Tech BP7006s. Those were blind tests though, not the biased junk many a snob reviewer goes through.
lsiberian Audioholic Overlord Jul 24, 2009 #4 Nemo128 said: I've personally seen high bitrate MP3s be indistinguishable from their FLAC counterparts on Shure E500c headphones through a Sansa Clip and on Def Tech BP7006s. Those were blind tests though, not the biased junk many a snob reviewer goes through. Click to expand... Have you tried some of the high quality classical recordings? I think that might be the only place where a difference would be discernable.
Nemo128 said: I've personally seen high bitrate MP3s be indistinguishable from their FLAC counterparts on Shure E500c headphones through a Sansa Clip and on Def Tech BP7006s. Those were blind tests though, not the biased junk many a snob reviewer goes through. Click to expand... Have you tried some of the high quality classical recordings? I think that might be the only place where a difference would be discernable.
Nemo128 Audioholic Field Marshall Jul 25, 2009 #5 Remastered Bach and Beethoven. The FLAC files are almost identical but slightly more detailed in the high range. Then again, they're also about 4x as big.
Remastered Bach and Beethoven. The FLAC files are almost identical but slightly more detailed in the high range. Then again, they're also about 4x as big.
Seth=L Audioholic Overlord Nov 7, 2009 #6 Nemo128 said: Remastered Bach and Beethoven. The FLAC files are almost identical but slightly more detailed in the high range. Then again, they're also about 4x as big. Click to expand... I've been trying to listen to Yo-Yo Ma play 1B (flac) from the bluegrass stuff, keeps messing up every few seconds when the instrumentation gets complicated. I also listened Yo-Yo Ma playing Bach Suite No.1 in G major prelude (flac), but without incident. This was all on the Sansa Fuze 8gb model. The bitrate for 1B is 695kbps, and 590kbps for Bach No.1 in G major. Last edited: Nov 7, 2009
Nemo128 said: Remastered Bach and Beethoven. The FLAC files are almost identical but slightly more detailed in the high range. Then again, they're also about 4x as big. Click to expand... I've been trying to listen to Yo-Yo Ma play 1B (flac) from the bluegrass stuff, keeps messing up every few seconds when the instrumentation gets complicated. I also listened Yo-Yo Ma playing Bach Suite No.1 in G major prelude (flac), but without incident. This was all on the Sansa Fuze 8gb model. The bitrate for 1B is 695kbps, and 590kbps for Bach No.1 in G major.
Seth=L Audioholic Overlord Nov 7, 2009 #7 Dumbest thing, the display is set to shut off after 15 seconds of no buttons being pressed, the blipping starts when the display goes off. So if I set the display to stay on the blips do not occur, makes no sense.
Dumbest thing, the display is set to shut off after 15 seconds of no buttons being pressed, the blipping starts when the display goes off. So if I set the display to stay on the blips do not occur, makes no sense.
