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On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 12:15:02PM +0000, bas wrote: > > > > Depends on the bitrate. 128kb/s is quite noticeable; 320kb/s just isn't. > i disagree, my collection used to be @ 320 kb/s and sounded nearly as > bad on a decent system, that's why its now flac. Then you have better hearing than I do. > > I seem to recall hearing that online hi-fi forums banned discussion of > > double-blind trials. Presumably they don't like hearing evidence that > > they've been conned. > its not a matter of being conned, if you can hear the difference > yourself its not a con. Actually no. Just because you think you can hear the difference doesn't mean there's a difference, that's the point of a double-blind trial. If you can't tell the difference between the cheap system and the expensive one _when you don't know which is which_ then you've been conned. :) -- Benjamin M. A'Lee || bma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx || gpg: 0x166891C7 Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. --- Margaret Mead
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