Lots of good discussion here already. 2009 Beatles USB "hi-res" 24/44 was ~0.35dB or so louder in many tracks compared to the equivalent 16/44 CD release.
High quality MP3 sounds very close if not identical to lossless 16/44... If you missed it, there was the blind MP3 vs. lossless test from earlier this year. Bottom line - out of 151 respondents, high-bitrate MP3 vs. lossless - more people picked MP3 as "better". Guys with expensive equipment preferred the MP3 even more! Needs larger study, replication, etc... but I think it's clearly consistent with the idea that high-bitrate MP3's do not sound like "crap" as some people would have everyone believe. http://archimago.blogspot.ca/2013/02/high-bitrate-mp3-internet-blind-test_3422.html Welcome to the SB forums Heisenberg. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98591 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
