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> However the vast majority of the population has not had listening training. This pretty much means they don't need it. And even if they're all trained, ther
by hylaride 2y ago
> However the vast majority of the population has not had listening training.
This pretty much means they don't need it. And even if they're all trained, there's still very much a good enough for many situations. I don't need to waste data on lossless if I'm streaming to my phone in a noisy environment, even with noise cancelling. Add to the fact that 99% of Bluetooth headphones are lossy anyways and you're left overoptimizing.
Sitting on a beanbag at home with a pair of Hifiman Susvaras or some other overpriced headseat, that's maybe another story...
- seba_dos1 2y ago> Add to the fact that 99% of Bluetooth headphones are lossy anyways and you're left overoptimizing. Perhaps somewhat counterintuitively, Bluetooth headphones is actually a use case where lossless audio helps the most, as you're avoiding double-lossy compression. SBC XQ isn't that bad, but it gets much worse when what you feed it is already lossy.
- Marsymars 2y agoI really like my 2.4 GHz RF headphones. Not portable outside of the house, but optical input to the base, lossless wireless transmission, and compared to Bluetooth, better range/interference/pairing/obsolescence. I like them so much I bought a second pair that I have as a backup for when the first breaks.
- givinguflac 2y agoRight, and children shouldn’t be taught to name distinct colors and therefore they would not need it. Hot take there bud.
- hylaride 2y agoI didn't say they shouldn't, but aren't.