Nonreality;339915 Wrote: > "you think it's shocking that I would recommend a proper archival format > as opposed to a lossy one?" So which is it? Archive or sound quality? > Archive was your response this time. I also recommend Flac for the > reason of archival. Plus the sound is great. > > You seem to like sarcasm as well my friend. The day that you can prove > you can hear crappy sound from a 320 mp3 or tell the difference between > it and a flac file is a day that I'll buy you a drink. It's great for > you to say this and claim that mp3's are so bad in a forum, but to > prove it is another. But I know that this is as far as it will go and > you'll feel like you have accomplished something. > > I'm game here, does anyone else want to take bets on this, that > Enochlight can tell the difference between a 320 mp3 and a flac file on > a sony shelf system. I have no idea of the outcome but I'm willing to > lay down a bet. I say he can't and using the typical double blind test > of 20 tracks and using foobar to do it, would be fine. This could be > fun and no hard feelings, just a small wager between friends. I'll > also totally trust him to set the test up with a witness or two.
Your own posts seems to be laced with the same amount of sarcasm, which is the only reason I dished it back at you. I would agree that it has become tiresome. Would there be a challenge in telling the difference between a 320kbps encoded mp3 and FLAC on a Sony bookshelf system? I would be a naive to say no. I admit that it can be difficult to most ears, however; in my past experience - I can, in fact, tell the difference between FLAC and it's brethren in mp3. Yes, Nonreality, my ears are *that* good. ;-) Take some things into consideration - I'm speaking from experience on my own systems and my own experience with my personal library. I have heard some of the tracks on my collection so many times (thousands) that it's easy for me to tell that disc encoded in mp3 versus FLAC. As for a blind test, I'd be game but I don't think it would be possible to set up an environment that would please you or anyone else here for testing. I no longer own my Sony bookshelf system (which is why my comments carried merit IMHO), and aside from a Boom I don't think I own anything that could be used fairly in a blind test. I suppose you'll just have to take my word on this one. As for me saying FLAC sounds better than mp3 or FLAC is great for archiving, yes I said both and will happily admit to such. I think anyone and everyone here would agree. Also, please understand that none of my posts here meant to carry hostility towards you. If you feel that way then I apologize. But remember - my initial response was because I was under the impression that you were sarcastically making derogatory references to my original post. Now that you have stated that those were directed towards your friend... you and I are all good. Aren't we? ;-) -- EnochLight ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51867 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
