Any serious blind listening tests for 256kbps AAC on specialized sites such as Hydrogenaudio puts that codec at the border of perceptibility compared to lossles

Any serious blind listening tests for 256kbps AAC on specialized sites such as Hydrogenaudio puts that codec at the border of perceptibility compared to lossless. Everything above is more deeply rooted in belief than it is in reality - or as the old adage goes: „Music fans use their equipment to listen good music. Audiophiles use good music to listen to their equipment.“ There are people in the community who claim to hear differences between digital cables using error correction as part of their protocol (HDMI).