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I can't tell the difference between 320kbps and 128 kbps music
Dec 8, 2011 at 5:08 AM Post #31 of 102
now that my entire itunes libary is lossless i can never go back :'(
 
Dec 8, 2011 at 5:49 AM Post #32 of 102
No listening, pure luck.  Probability is 0.78125%.
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Dec 8, 2011 at 11:25 AM Post #33 of 102
Dec 8, 2011 at 12:18 PM Post #35 of 102
First time I went to that site I couldn't tell at all, and now I haven't got any wrong one in 12 or so tries. Practice makes perfect, like with anything. Kind of made me question why I had 320kbit/s on my portable, so that's down to 190 now.
 
Dec 9, 2011 at 3:20 PM Post #36 of 102
I got it wrong 100% first time and got it right 93% second time. Stopped 24 hours in between. They're very difficult tracks and I'm using quite a bit of equipment (IDK if that even matters but I figured it's worth mention) but it takes practice. Once you notice it, you can't unnotice it... Don't let this thing stop anyone from keeping a lossless record of all your good songs...
 
Dec 9, 2011 at 4:57 PM Post #37 of 102
ok i just ripped 'the pink panther' theme by mr. henri mancini
 
128, 320 and wav lossless [1411 Kbps]
 
i put the 3 files in the same folder and turned away from my computer / told my co-worker to fire up a track and let it play for a bit - it wasn't even close, i knew which was each each time without fail
 
source:  random dell pc digital out
dac/amp:  fiio e7 e9
cans:  grado 125i / fostex t50rp [both stock]
 
i cannot tell the difference from the site though, i listened intently to the two clips back to back / makes me wonder if there even is a difference - i don't know anything about webpagebuilding or i'd pull the source code apart and find the raw data of the files and compare them directly...
 
 
 
Dec 9, 2011 at 6:16 PM Post #38 of 102


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saujamhamm said:
ok i just ripped 'the pink panther' theme by mr. henri mancini
 
128, 320 and wav lossless [1411 Kbps]
 
i put the 3 files in the same folder and turned away from my computer / told my co-worker to fire up a track and let it play for a bit - it wasn't even close, i knew which was each each time without fail
 
source:  random dell pc digital out
dac/amp:  fiio e7 e9
cans:  grado 125i / fostex t50rp [both stock]
 
i cannot tell the difference from the site though, i listened intently to the two clips back to back / makes me wonder if there even is a difference - i don't know anything about webpagebuilding or i'd pull the source code apart and find the raw data of the files and compare them directly...
 
 
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It's fairly difficult. Tricky songs... I can't even tell what makes me tell the difference. I just get it right almost everytime now.
 
 
 
Dec 9, 2011 at 8:07 PM Post #39 of 102
yeah. As stated, I notice the bitrate of songs in my library whereas with the site, I got around 50%. 
 
Dec 10, 2011 at 2:37 AM Post #40 of 102
I got 8/10 correct. Had to listen to the tracks multiple times.
 
Dec 10, 2011 at 3:01 AM Post #41 of 102
Answered the two first wrong and gave up.
 
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Dec 10, 2011 at 5:53 AM Post #42 of 102

 
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hzwwwc2 said:
Thank you guys for your opinions, I will be lying if I say I don't feel an improvement when I plug out my Sennheiser CX280 and put on HD 650, there is a big improvement, though I can't describe in words.
I'm just a bit frustrated that I can't tell 320kpbs and 128 kbps apart, which makes me think why should I even download lossless anyways.
Of course I'm not using good headphone because I can, but to appreciate the aspects of music that couldn't be discovered by bad headphones. I know that my ears are fairly untrained, and I don't know how besides listening more. 
 
 
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The difference between those bitrates is only very prevalent in songs/music with complex mix of sounds or voices; low bitrate tends to gloss over the nuances that the higher bitrate rips will show.
 
If it's a simple music sequence then there should hardly be any difference.
 
It's like piecing together a square with large blocks vs smaller blocks, vs piecing together a CIRCLE with those same blocks.
 
Dec 10, 2011 at 6:24 AM Post #43 of 102
After doing my own ABXing with WinABX, I guess I;m not practiced enough, as I cannot tell the difference between WAV rips and 128kbps MP3 rips... Going to the site mentioned by the OP only confirmed that I can't tell the difference.
 
I used an Etymotic Mc5 with WinABX, and a UE TripleFi 10 on the website.
 
For those who could tell, what did you listen for, and what part of the sound made you notice the difference?
 
Dec 10, 2011 at 6:49 AM Post #44 of 102
I just realised I forgot to post my results before (8/10). Well I've unfortunately cleared my results before but I'm having another go; so far I'm on 7/7.
Chronological results:

 
EDIT:
In the end I finished with 8/10 again.

 
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