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AAC vs. OGG vs. MP3

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the let-the-battle-begin dept.

asv108 writes "Yesterday, Apple unveiled their new music service claiming that the AAC format "combines sound quality that rivals CD." Here is a little comparison of lossy music codecs, comparing an Apple ripped AAC file with the commonly used MP3 codec and the increasingly popular OGG codec. Spectrum analysis was used to see which format did the best job of maintaining the shape of the original waveform." Wish they had WMAs in there too. And for the spoilage, it looks like OGG comes out on top.

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  1. Re:Hard To Tell Difference by PhilHibbs · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    No, it should tell you if you have to go through that much work to perceive the difference that you shouldn't bother. Just enjoy the music.
    First of all, different people have different hearing acuity, so if I notice a slight difference on a hifi deck, it might be noticeable to someone else on PC speakers. Secondly, the difference might not be enough to notice on a conscious level. Thirdly, the music that I do the test on might only show a slight difference that only shows up on hifi, but other music might show a greater difference.

    When you're doing comparisons, you have to eliminate as many variables. That's why there's an ISO standard process for making a cup of tea.