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Music Listeners Test 128kbps vs. 256kbps AAC
notthatwillsmith writes "Maximum PC did double-blind testing with ten listeners in order to determine whether or not normal people could discern the quality difference between the new 256kbps iTunes Plus files and the old, DRM-laden 128kbps tracks. But wait, there's more! To add an extra twist, they also tested Apple's default iPod earbuds vs. an expensive pair of Shure buds to see how much of an impact earbud quality had on the detection rate."
Why did I imagine a room of blind people, with blind guide dogs, all trying to find the iPods they've dropped.
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Political discussion for a new world
15 ips mag tape.
Most people here are too young to remember open reel tape.
most home machines would only record at 7.5 ips which is still better then CD.
The open reel tape used in the studio was recorded at ether 15 or 30 ips.
good CRO2 tape and a quality recording and playback deck and you really couldn't tell the difference between live and tape.
That was the birth of the phrase "is it live or is it Memorx" came from.
audio cassetts are garbage worse then vinal.
The harmonics in brass instroments and symbols just don't sound natural anymore.
since everything has gone digital it all looks and sounds plastic.
nothing looks or sounds real anymore.
Take Care
Sue