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On 10/05/2014 11:39 AM, Paul Davis wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Chris
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Spot on Ralf! You've said it way better than I ever could.<br>
Once you've actually *heard* good sound, an MP3 coming
from a computer<br>
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<div>have you ever actually done a double bind test of
256kbps or 320kbps mp3 vs PCM data? <br>
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<div>i challenge you to take one. almost nobody that has
ever taken such a test can tell the difference (which
actually means that when predicting which is which, they
do not get the answer right more than 50% of the time,
indicating that they actually have no basis for the
supposed claim of being able to discriminate).<br>
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<div><font color="#888888">the hydrogen audio forums are a
good place to read up on such tests, as is a google
search, though most of the really solid double blind
test papers are behind paywalls.<br>
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<font color="#888888"> Yes. And this extends to 16/44.1 vs. 24/96 and
24/192.<br>
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The rest is just religion.<br>
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