Bitrate Challenge Nr. 2 - Identifying Higher Bitrates

Guybrush · 02-04-2011, 02:14 PM

I think people confuse quality with a good listening experience. Good sound quality in the context of this test means that there are more details in the sound information which is being played. Some of that information will be outside the audible spectrum and so on so we should suspect that it's not likely to add much to the listening experience. Some of that information may be audible and then it could. But the real test is whether or not we can identify the higher quality music when it is played.

I think sometimes, some speakers sound better than others, not because you hear more details in the sound, but because it transmits those details in a nicer way. Then you're talking about a different kind of quality than what we're testing here of course.

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02-04-2011, 02:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I think people confuse quality with a good listening experience. Good sound quality in the context of this test means that there are more details in the sound information which is being played. Some of that information will be outside the audible spectrum and so on so we should suspect that it's not likely to add much to the listening experience. Some of that information may be audible and then it could. But the real test is whether or not we can identify the higher quality music when it is played. I think sometimes, some speakers sound better than others, not because you hear more details in the sound, but because it transmits those details in a nicer way. Then you're talking about a different kind of quality than what we're testing here of course. Sending you your score __________________ Something Completely Different