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Simple: set the target average bitrate at the 320kbps max.
Originally Posted by ilney /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, there are some DAPs that do not play any kind of lossless but do play AAC. |
Originally Posted by 3602 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Alright. foobar2000 cannot read (rather, convert) Apple Lossless (.m4a) files. Not file problem, VLC plays just fine. Any plug-ins to solve this? |
Originally Posted by chinesekiwi /img/forum/go_quote.gif tbh, AAC @ 448Kbps is extreme overkill and is tbh would be 9.97 of a FLAC file. AAC @ ~192 kbps is better than VBR -V0 / 320kbps CBR mp3. Solid proof? [snip] |
Originally Posted by anetode /img/forum/go_quote.gif Simple: set the target average bitrate at the 320kbps max. |
Originally Posted by RedLeader /img/forum/go_quote.gif What? How can you have a constant bit rate, using a variable encoder? The only way you would get that is with a sine wave. |
Originally Posted by AtomikPi /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't think those prove anything - some poor codecs, for example, have very high lowpasses but still sound objectively worse than LAME via DBT. I'd like to seem some support for your conclusions via DBT. |
Originally Posted by chinesekiwi /img/forum/go_quote.gif 1) Have the headphone positioned exactly the same on my head throughout the DBT test 2) Have a song that actually has treble, detail and complexity + mastered well 3) The same amount of earwax / none 4) Lowest ambient noise possible, preferably none 5) Have extremely detailed and neutral headphones 6) Mentally fresh and not fatigued 7) Proper time of day, preferably night |