Compressed Audio Shoot Out

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55501-2001Jul12.html
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The Washington Post brings in a team of experts to test out the various compressed audio formats (MP3, MP3pro, WMA, etc.). The results are very intersting.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah, interesting.

The quote most appropriate quote on my laptop is "the loss of subtlety would probably go unheard".

Nothing beats sticking the original CD in a DVD player hooked up to a good surround sound system.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Unfortunately, the article didn't go into enough detail on the specifics of the tests to make it worthwhile, in my opinion. I really get tired of people creating a .mp3 with a lousy encoder at 128kpbs and then going on and on about how it's nowhere close to CD quality - duh! The article didn't mention the encoders used (which can have a dramatic effect) or the bitrate. Was it 128kps, 192, variable? I'll bet that if you compared a CD to a Fraunhofer encoded .mp3 at 256 kbps you'd have a much tougher time distinguishing the two... Just my $0.02...
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