cdmackay wrote: > We know it shouldn't sound (much) worse, and these tests seem to support > that, but why might it sound better?
Mp3 is a perceptual coding. It uses parts that are "important" to the ear, and discards stuff that isn't. In doing that, it probably enhances the actual music (especially harmonic) content and discards irrelevant noise. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98010 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles