So, I Took an ABX Test

[Niall Munnelly]

On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 12:55:52PM -0000, Chris Strellis wrote:
> Niall,
> 
> MP3 quality really does depend on the song material and obviously the listener as psycho-acoustic effects are taken into consideration meaning ear-shape (more accurately pinna shape - just ask a bat!) can affect the perceived sound.
> 
> What I notice most about mp3 compression is the reduction in ambience, mostly with reverb tails cut off quicker than uncompressed, and just less spaciousness and stereo width in general.

Yep, and those were the parts I listened to specifically,
along with cymbals.  I figured my results would be the
extact opposite - the hermetically sealed, practically
anechoic Autechre tracks would be hardest to judge, and the
live room would make the Mozart track a cinch.  How wrong I
was!

Actaully, I can't really tell why I got so many of the Ae
tracks right; maybe they were just lucky guesses.

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Niall.
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