Originally Posted By: uc50ic4more
No argument here that *most* cannot tell the difference between (an appropriately high bitrate lossy format) and an uncompressed source. Folks listening on ear buds will never hear it. You said "no one", though; not "most".
Those of us with high quality playback and a discerning ear can tell ten times out of ten, however.
Categorically untrue. Unless of course, you're one in a million.
If you can tell the difference in double blind samples 10 out of 10 times when comparing a well-recorded compressed file to the original, I strongly suggest you go
here , because you are the only person capable of such a feat.
Keep in mind, this is ABX testing with people listening intently, often with cans, under ideal conditions listening specifically for artifacts--and listening to brief, 10 seconds clips. In other words, it hardly mimics any listening environment (including a professional one).
As I said, no one can tell a difference, and people who think so are kidding themselves. There's an entire forum dedicated to proving this assumption wrong, and yet no one has been able to do it.
I'll warn you though, if you think the kids around BITOG take their oil seriously, go over to that forum and say "yeah, I can hear a difference". You'll immediately be told you need to post proof, or you'll immediately be banned.... A pretty seriously lot over there...
