[Graphicism]

I actually first noticed this on my PK3 and thought it was wind chimes, it's throughout the entire song rather clear in the left channel. It's also very clear on my harx700s, maybe it's even noticeable on any pair of cheap buds?

 

[Halk]

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Originally Posted by lecky /img/forum/go_quote.gif Surely Spotify uses Ogg Vorbis at 160kbps, which is pretty damn reasonable sounding but not lossless?

I meant lossy, and yeah it's 160kbps which isn't bad - but I can tell the difference. Then again I can tell the difference between something played on foobar and something not. So the software may have something to do with it rather than just the bitrate.

 

[RushNerd]

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Originally Posted by Halk /img/forum/go_quote.gif I meant lossy, and yeah it's 160kbps which isn't bad - but I can tell the difference. Then again I can tell the difference between something played on foobar and something not. So the software may have something to do with it rather than just the bitrate.

Unless it's really poor software, I would say minimal at BEST, unless of course your referring to Foobar's ASIO capability, which takes processing out of the picture.

I still like my coverflow....dammit.

 

[bloop]

Wow, I've been sigged. I'm honored.

Seems hearing these isn't so equipment-dependent, I suppose.

 

[RushNerd]

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Originally Posted by bloop /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow, I've been sigged. I'm honored. Seems hearing these isn't so equipment-dependent, I suppose.

You summed up the entirety of my anger focused at high school, the morons who populate it, and audiophile geekdom in a single post. I couldn't resist.

 

[DT770]

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Originally Posted by bloop /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow, I've been sigged. I'm honored. Seems hearing these isn't so equipment-dependent, I suppose.

Agree that it's there in all situations, high res or not.

But, as some responders here have reported that it didn't sound to them like what it is...a glockenspeil.

So, I do think you do need a nicer setup to hear the glockenspeil and not an "alarm clock" or "wind chimes" or a "Roland synth emulating a Fender Rhodes" for goodness sakes.

Cheers...

 

[RushNerd]

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Originally Posted by DT770 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Agree that it's there in all situations, high res or not. But, as some responders here have reported that it didn't sound to them like what it is...a glockenspeil. Cheers...

 

[bloop]

Do we know with absolute certainty that it is a glockenspiel (credited that way somewhere, for example)?

I'll listen to the record, too.

(don't get me wrong. I think it very likely is a glockenspiel.)

 

[RushNerd]

The only thing "real" in a Large amount of Jackson's (and Q. Jones for that matter) work is his voice and a guitar lulz.

Other notable Quincy Jones audiophile quality works include this:

+ YouTube Video​

ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.

0:48 for Headphone justice.

 

[Budley007]

I don't think it's a glockenspiel. Has more of a chime sound.

 

[DT770]

It's absolutely not mentioned or credited on the album...

 

[Mumrik]

Just checked out Human Nature: I hear it listening through BeyerDynamics DT990 --> cheap Beringer mixer --> Onboard soundcard --> 128kbps mp3-file - so I guess it doesn't take much It sounds a bit synthetic though, but honestly - it might be just that.

 

[Trance88]

I could hear the bell sound pretty clear from a youtube "audio only video" with my old Pioneer headphones amped through an old Fisher boombox.

 

[charliex]

Heard it through a pair of old rusty Campbell soup cans (mind you, only the left soup can) connected with binder twine to a Bic pen stylus mounted on an old Dual Noresco Model 1229 turntable.

 

[DT770]

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Originally Posted by charliex /img/forum/go_quote.gif Heard it through a pair of old rusty Campbell soup cans (mind you, only the left soup can) connected with binder twine to a Bic pen stylus mounted on an old Dual Noresco Model 1229 turntable.

Sweet!!

We'll take that to mean it was MEANT to be heard!!

And not 'dug out of the mix'...