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Do you have any links to 'mp3/vorbis listening tests', or were you rolling your own from your local media? The reason I ask is because I bought the WAV version
by panacea 15y ago
Do you have any links to 'mp3/vorbis listening tests', or were you rolling your own from your local media?
The reason I ask is because I bought the WAV version of the most recent Radiohead album and tried to blindly discern a difference between them and the MP3s and failed. I've been to plenty of loud concerts, so probably have degraded hearing, but I'd love to try some more tests.
- leeoniya 15y agounfortunately it's been quite some time. most of the tests done were to compare different encoders and settings for different types of music. some i did encode myself from CDs. search around online, it might take a bit of digging, but there's some stuff around still. here's a quicky: http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/mp3-sound-quality-test-128-320/ http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/mp3-sound-quality-test-1... i was surprised that more than 50% got this one wrong. i got it correct even on my single shitty LCD-attached speaker at work at safe-for-work volume levels. the difference between 128 and 320 can be discerned pretty much 97% of the time in all but the quietest, gentlest of music. 128 sounds flat, like you're listening through a wall, but unless you have the higher quality version for reference, even this can be hard to tell. kind of like "perfect pitch" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_pitch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_pitch
- panacea 15y agoThanks! I guessed wrong for your link.