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Originally Posted by adam miller  It means absolutely nothing if the comparison isn't done as part of a double-blind ABX test. You can get programs that'll help you do the double-blind bit to make things easier. |
Whaat?
I mean c'mon.
You don't need to waste all that time and effort just to figure out that MP3's sound like crap!
I can't rip MP3's even to put on my ipod, even at higher bitrates and even with the Apple AAC which I guess is supposed to be better than most MP3 encoders- they grate on my ears
, WAV or AIFF is like a blessed relief.
I don't mean to be rude, but if you honestly think that the difference is small enough that you need a double-blind test to prove it or to discern the differences then perhaps you might want to reconsider this audio engineering thing, or at least train your ears to hear digital distortion a little better (since you have to deal with managing digital distortion when you're tracking and mixing anyway). Maybe this is why people dig plugins that create digital nastiness like VintageWarmer? Their ears aren't really picking up on digital nastiness when it happens..?