
If you think you need them then trust the mag. They are a hifi mag that also likes you to buy expensive cables. Third - I've seen the sterophile link before. If we get back to lossless FLAC vs lossy high end MP3 then there isn't a lot in it. Second - Ok let's go with high res audio on decent equipment might actually sound better. If you can't reliably hear a difference every time while listening out for it then you probably won't notice while driving in a car and concentrating on the road. If YOU can hear a difference, and you are picking the FLAC track every time and you aren't having to concentrate then happy days. It's down to you if YOU can hear a difference. What you are missing is at 1 min 45 sec.įirst I have given you a link that features high bit rate MP3, lower bit rate and FLAC. If you have young ears, know what to listen for and decent equipment maybe you can hear a difference.įlac vs MP3. Not one listener throughout the entire test was able to identify which was 16/44.1 and which was high rate, and the 16-bit signal wasn't even dithered!

In 554 trials, listeners chose correctly 49.8% of the time.

BAS conducted the test using high-end professional equipment in noise-isolated studio listening environments with both amateur and trained professional listeners. The listeners were challenged to identify any difference whatsoever between the two using an ABX methodology. This paper presented listeners with a choice between high-rate DVD-A/SACD content, chosen by high-definition audio advocates to show off high-def's superiority, and that same content resampled on the spot down to 16-bit / 44.1kHz Compact Disc rate. One for the audiophiles.how well can you hear audio quality?Ģ4/192 Music Downloads are Very Silly Indeed
