Sathington Willoughby Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Pretty cool little test to see if you can hear the difference between uncompressed audio files and MP3s. (I tried the Neil Young one, nailed it) http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/how-well-can-you-hear-audio-quality?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=storiesfromnpr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathington Willoughby Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 BTW tried the Jay-Z and Mozart, got em completely backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Yep, I picked the lowest quality file with Neil Young, oh well I guess you can't always tell so well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I have just scored an Arcam irDAC. It brings music to life. I great addition to my hi fi set up. It streams music from Spotify and breathes endless quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I have just scored an Arcam irDAC. It brings music to life. I great addition to my hi fi set up. It streams music from Spotify and breathes endless quality. I've just taken my redundant Arcam Delta 90 to the local recycling centre, must be mad could have got a few bob for it if I could have been bothered to advertise it. As for the OP, I got five out of six uncompressed WAV files, got the Coldplay one wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksgemini Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Wow not that well apparently.... In a way it is a blessing not worry about the littlest compression or nuance. The last thing i wanna do is analyze everything I listen to...they all sounded the same to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathington Willoughby Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Wow not that well apparently.... In a way it is a blessing not worry about the littlest compression or nuance. The last thing i wanna do is analyze everything I listen to...they all sounded the same to me Yea it's an important discussion to have, not something I lose sleep over though. I suppose you would be able to hear more differences over a longer listen, louder volumes, different equipment, songs/genres you are familiar with, etc. Lots of variables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksgemini Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Having never had a home stereo system it probably would change my perceptions...I still play the crop circle boxes more than anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantpothead Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I've just listened to Physical Graffiti on vinyl, then on a remastered CD. The vinyl sounded infinitely better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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