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After 4 Years, HydrogenAudio Opens New 128kbps Listening Test

Posted by timothy on from the my-tin-ears-expect-pure-gold dept.

kwanbis writes "After more than four years, a new MP3@128kbps listening test is finally open at HydrogenAudio.org! The featured encoders are: LAME 3.97, LAME 3.98.2, iTunes 8.0.1.11, Fraunhofer IIS mp3surround CL v1.5, and Helix v5.1 2005.08.09. The low anchor is l3enc 0.99a. The purpose of this test is to find out which popular MP3 VBR encoder outputs the best quality on bitrates around 128 kbps. All encoders experienced major or minor updates that should improve audio quality or encoding speed, and we have a totally new encoder on board. Note that you do not have to test all samples — it is a great help even if you test one or two. The test is scheduled to end on November 22nd, 2008."

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  1. 1980 called and wants their technology back by exabrial · · Score: 0, Troll

    1980 called and wants their technology back. Please move on to AAC or Vorbis. It's not an "open" format (it's patented). Use something that's better (AAC) or actually open (Vorbis) Thank you

  2. Re:What year is this? 1999? by Trogre · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm curious. Is this how you respond to all constructive criticism of your work?

    Sincerely,
    A. Potentialinvestor

    --
    "Nine times out of ten, starting a fire is not the best way to solve the problem." - my wife
  3. Crap by PenGun · · Score: 0, Troll

    You can only listen to this truncated time shifted garbage through crappy equipment. Your little ear buds and horrible ipod amplifier deals at the very best just smooth the crud so it don't bite.

      I don't like even CDs much but I'm spoiled. I know what good sound sounds like.

      If you have to squeeze it use flac, the full CD file is just a 44100hz sample at best. Yeah nyquist yadda yadda but the overtones cannot resonate and all kinds of nasty timing events roil the mix. A good record with a nice cartridge will do 100,000 hz right to your tweeters. All the overtones to that level makes the sound you can hear much more real. Go to a live music event and pay attention. Your stereo should come close.

      Ah I'm wasting my time, you are all already deaf.