[MLUG - DISCUSSION] Audio file quality tests

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Tue, 8 Jan 2008, Joseph Ondrus wrote:

> Yeah sounds like our definition of decent is a bit different.  I prefer 
> FLAC audio and nothing less than xxxx by 720.  I guess thats why I have 
> 5TB for my media at my place :)


Here's what I wonder about:  Can anyone tell the difference between MP3 
encoded at 320 kbps and the original WAV?  Many people claim to have such 
superior ears that they can tell the difference, but they never do a blind 
test and a blind test is absolutely essential -- it is just too easy to be 
biased in your evaluation.

Storing audio in FLAC format is very inconvenient because it takes up so 
much disc space and so much bandwidth to transfer.  It would be great to 
find out that you can't distinguish the FLAC from something 25% as large. 
That would be great news -- think of the savings!

Mike

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