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Argh, typo: I user Sennheiser HD380 pro headphones, did not use AKG reference.
The Great MP3 Bitrate Experiment
Lately I've been trying to rid my life of as many physical artifacts as possible. I'm with Merlin Mann on CDs: Although I'd extend that line of thinking to DVDs as well. The death of physical media has some definite downsides, but after owning certain movies once on VHS, then on DVD, and ...
I am sure I can rate all of them in order consistently; I am also quite sure I could show people what to listen to in order to rate the versions correctly.
I will not do so in order not to impact the experiment, however listen carefully to:
1. sibilants
2. hats and crashes
3. the small hi-hat that plays on the eights
4. the splash cymbal (it only comes in at times)
I found these parts to change very noticeably in the 5 versions. There were only two versions which I had trouble placing: I was unsure about which was the third best or fourth best.
Listened on: iMac speakers and Sennheiser reference headphones. Didn't need to bring out a proper audio card and reference headphones.
The Great MP3 Bitrate Experiment
Lately I've been trying to rid my life of as many physical artifacts as possible. I'm with Merlin Mann on CDs: Although I'd extend that line of thinking to DVDs as well. The death of physical media has some definite downsides, but after owning certain movies once on VHS, then on DVD, and ...
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