5 Oct
2014
5 Oct
'14
5:39 p.m.
On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Chris Bannister <cbannister(a)slingshot.co.nz>
wrote:
Spot on Ralf! You've said it way better than I ever could.
Once you've actually *heard* good sound, an MP3 coming from a computer
just doesn't cut it.
have you ever actually done a double bind test of 256kbps or 320kbps mp3 vs
PCM data?
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).
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.