pippin;656569 Wrote: > The real fun starts when you do double-blind tests (yes, I know, never > do double-blind tests with audiophiles. Scientific methodology is evil > by definition) with low-bitrate mp3s. Yes, people will be able to tell > the difference. The fun is what they find to sound better. > So much for "trust your ears"
It is quite possible that the psycho acoustic models used by mp3 introduce some effects that are pleasing to the ear even if they are not accurately reproducing the material. I can imaging mp3 sounding better even wo blind tests in some situations. Much loudness war produced music sound absolutely horrible, to filter out the high end and make it "fuzzy" might mellow out some edginess , less cumbersome than putting a sock over the earphones. -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84742 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
