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Hydrogenaudio AAC Listening Test Results

Posted by timothy on from the picking-and-squeezing dept.

caffeine_monkey writes "Hydrogenaudio's AAC public listening test, previously posted on Slashdot, is now over and the results are in. The test compared five codecs at 128 kbps, including Psytel, Nero, Sorenson Squeeze, QuickTime, and FAAC. The winner? 'QuickTime is a clear winner, performing much better than the competition. Sorenson Squeeze, Psytel AACenc and Nero are tied, with Sorenson slightly higher than the others. Faac is clearly the worst.'"

10 of 306 comments (clear)

  1. First post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    woohoo

  2. Re:I hear aac is horrible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    LOSER! JPEG is controlled by Microsoft. .NET will solve this whole issue anyway.

  3. Re:I hear aac is horrible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And exactly how can you hear a .zip or .jpg file ?
    Pretty funny.

  4. hydrogenaudio's httpd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Somewhat offtopic, but what the heck.. Hydrogenaudio is using thttpd! Long live thttpd!

  5. Alan Cox? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I didn't know his middle name started with a 'A'

  6. Re:Windows Media and Real Media by lowmagnet · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And I'm a fucking retard that can't spell "you're". Damnit.

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  7. Does this concern me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cut to the chase please.. I use LAME at high enough bitrates to be pleased with the results. I don't care about squeezing bitrates down further while trying to get the best results possible. I'm happy with 'high' bitrates (160 or more) and can get 1000s of tracks onto harddisk based systems. AAC is of no concern, right? At higher bitrates the codec issues are different to those concerning small bitrates, are they not? I can carry on as before?! :o)

  8. Re:Real competition absent by weeble · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It has been shown in many tests before (including those featured on Slashdot) that at 128k ogg came out well ahead.

    If we take the comparison to vehicles that has been shown elsewhere I would see the formats as follows:

    AAC (Pogo stick that costs £100)
    WMA (bicycle that costs £80 this year but will cost more next year and prevents you from using any other forms of transport)
    FLAC (HUMVEE that runs on water, great but may be too large for your needs)
    ogg (Mountain bike that is free, robust and does many tasks well)
    mp3 (Mountain bike unsure of full costs, which may change without warning, does many tasks well, though is often beaten by ogg.)

    I did not see any links in the article relating to using these tests for further comparisons.

    If people really want to see which is the best pogo stick; however if you are looking to review different transport methods, just comparing pogo stick manufacturers are best is limiting :-)

    And now for something completely different...

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  9. Alien lifeforms on /.? by Andre+Breton · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    The "QuickTime" encoder (exactly where it comes from, or what it is doesn't seem to be mentioned)

    What planet exactly have you been on the during the last decade?

    (Hint: MultiMedia architecture invented at Apple in 1991, also the base format for MPEG4) more info..., even more info...

  10. Re:Let me get this straight by Rogerborg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Modded redundant? Bullshit. Who else is guessing when Taco posts the dupe?

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