street_samurai Wrote: > > -Very- few people can tell the difference between a properly encoded > Mp3 and a FLAC. You'll need a golden system AND golden ears. As Sean > pointed out, this can heavily depend on the source material. MP3 > presets are optimized to be a general as possible but some types of > music will fall outside that optimal range. >
Just call me Midas! :D Seriously, with any half decent equipment the difference is audible. During casual listening, or with high background noise, it might not be so apparent but if you adopt the audiophile position; sat still, lights out, concentrating on nothing but the music you will hear the difference... Mark -- Mark_H _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles