Interesting mp3 test

[Kurt]

Though far from an exhaustive test, the results are very interesting.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/do_hig ... es_pay_off

[wez]

"With the finest consumer-level soundcard [and] ace headphones..."

wow, with a setup that good, i'm really surprised that they had as much trouble as they did.

[jkhuri44]

run those tests at turtlerock's mastering room or through PT, and some good monitors... and with reeaaaaalllll A/B's.....im sure theyll stand out like (insert quirky simile)...

[Kurt]

I guess the point is that most mp3's are listened to on average soundcards with shit speakers, or on ipods with very shit earbuds. With downloading, whether legally or not, becoming an ever more popular way of listening to music this sort of thing really can be very relevant to industry types. Why bother offering lossless compression when most people can't pick the difference, certainly saves a lot on bandwidth and storage costs.

[jkhuri44]

so true and sad.

unfortunately...