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Headphoneus Supremus
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I agree with Vertigo. However I also agree that some exaggerate the defects in MP3 as well.
Originally posted by Vertigo-1 If you know what to listen for, it's actually not very difficult to distinguish a 192 MP3 from a WAV file, even off a crappy soundcard. Using my Soundblaster Live, and Rotel integrated driving a pair of Grado SR-225s, the WAV file contains an airier sound...a major key component that high end CDPs have over low end CDPs, and a key component that good CD playback has over MP3s. The MP3 of the same song sounds flat, and lacks any sort of 3 dimensionality, or depth. Lifeless is a good way to put it. The average person probably wouldn't know how to listen for this difference...the common reason why some people think all CDPs sound the same. They're out looking for tonal differences, when differences actually lie elsewhere such as in PRAT, soundstaging, resolution, or depth. |
I agree with Vertigo. However I also agree that some exaggerate the defects in MP3 as well.