7S Cameron
1000+ Head-Fier
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I used dBpoweramp to rip my CD. I ripped it in both formats and it was confirmed accurate with AccurateRip. I did an ABX test in Foobar and I could guess which was which 9/10 times. I know they are completely the same and theoretically they have to have the same sound quality. But for some reason, I hear a difference.
can you try this?
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/madFlac.htm
and this?
http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/
i got the feeling that it maybe an encoder/decoder issue for the difference between flac level 5 and uncompressed
in any case do a bit comparison test between the original cda in the CD and the produced flac (uncompressed) and between the flac uncompressed and the flace level 5 compressed. they all must be bit-identical to each other. when this is done use the madflac for decoder which does a bit decoding process
and then do an abx test using madflac
also check here
http://www.head-fi.org/t/493678/a-better-sounding-alternative-to-foobar2000-or-a-musing-in-the-realm-of-bit-perfect-streaming/225#post_6682421
I used dBpoweramp to rip my CD. I ripped it in both formats and it was confirmed accurate with AccurateRip. I did an ABX test in Foobar and I could guess which was which 9/10 times. I know they are completely the same and theoretically they have to have the same sound quality. But for some reason, I hear a difference.