On Friday, April 4, 2003, at 01:45 PM, Aaron D Meyers wrote:
quoted 5 lines Difference schmifference. I guess I live happily in my ignorant world> Difference schmifference. I guess I live happily in my ignorant world
> where 192 kbs mp3s ripped in MusicMatch sound just as good as the CDs
> they come from. I want to run some pepsi/coke taste test shit on you
> audiophiles who can hear all those imperfections and mp3 artifacts.
> Are you all hypersensitive to all kinds of sound or just mp3?
as one whose eardrums are badly damaged from loud music in many
situations, i can honestly say this:
if you cant hear the difference between an mp3 and anything else, you
arent paying attention.
mp3's, even 192k ones, sound hollow. now, if you're listening to an
mp3 and a cd of a _different_track_ side by side, you might think
"hey, there isnt any difference." if you listen to the same track on
mp3, even 192k, you'll notice the difference without trying too hard.
so, go on, try it. 128k - cd is even more obvious.
some cd's could theoretically get away with it, as long as they dont
have any high highs and low lows.. i guess lots of rock could fall
into this area, but it'd still sound a wee bit flat. muck with your
tone control on your car stereo much? yeah, mp3's are why. flat-line
is where its at, unless your recording is shit.
of course, if you're listening through sparkomatics, it'll all sound
like ass anyway, and you should ignore this entire post.
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