Maybe this is a so called "self-fulfilling prophecy" ?
quoted 25 lines okay. you're an idm'er. dig through your cd's, find a song that has a> >okay. you're an idm'er. dig through your cd's, find a song that has a
> >wide range of sounds, from high end to low end.
> >
> >now, *properly* rip (what does that mean, anyway? like im going to
> >magically tell the encoder to drop frequencies?) the track to mp3.
> >avoid joint stereo, avoid variable bitrate. 192/44.
> >
> >get a pair of headphones. why headphones? because you can hear whats
> >going on.
> >
> >listen to the cd.
> >
> >listen to the mp3.
> >
> >listen to the cd.
> >
> >listen to the mp3.
> >
> >unless your headphones are shit, your soundcard is shit, and you have
> >everything pumped through a compressor or something, you should notice
> >sounds in the cd that just arent there in the mp3. you'll notice more
> >power in the high end sounds, and more in the low-end sounds. the
> >midrange will have more color to it.
> >
> >if you STILL cant hear a difference.. well.. i feel for you, man.
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