To be honest, I'm actually quite annoyed at this. And I thought this day would never come. I've had some good equipment for a while and though I could say FLAC sounds better, but I've always wondered if it was all just my head.
Today, my DAC was modified/upgraded to a Wolfson WM8716 chip along with some opamp upgrades and new power source but I think the new Wolfson chip made the most difference and was just the last straw.
Lower bit rates sounds muddy and the highs sound harsh, the bass is more monotone and bloated and it's like there's a veil there throughout and doesnt' sound smooth. Of course, some files are better than others, and it's progressively better from 128 to flac.
But I started my music collection and audio equipment hobby like 6 years ago, then 128kbps was fine cos I had cheaper and more basic equipment early on, and so my music collection is a mix of bit rates from 128k to flac as it grew bit by bit through the years.
Anyone else annoyed when they found out they can definitely hear the difference and it's not just placebo?
You can see the equipment I now use in my sig. I also measure and EQ my sub's bass on my laptop. I suppose by this stage, i've hit the bottle neck in music file quality
Today, my DAC was modified/upgraded to a Wolfson WM8716 chip along with some opamp upgrades and new power source but I think the new Wolfson chip made the most difference and was just the last straw.
Lower bit rates sounds muddy and the highs sound harsh, the bass is more monotone and bloated and it's like there's a veil there throughout and doesnt' sound smooth. Of course, some files are better than others, and it's progressively better from 128 to flac.
But I started my music collection and audio equipment hobby like 6 years ago, then 128kbps was fine cos I had cheaper and more basic equipment early on, and so my music collection is a mix of bit rates from 128k to flac as it grew bit by bit through the years.
Anyone else annoyed when they found out they can definitely hear the difference and it's not just placebo?
You can see the equipment I now use in my sig. I also measure and EQ my sub's bass on my laptop. I suppose by this stage, i've hit the bottle neck in music file quality
