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minus-squareuniquethrowagay@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI’d bet quite a lot of money that nobody here could consistently tell the difference between raw uncompressed audio and CDs in a blind test. I’m not entirely sure anybody could.
minus-squareblargh513@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agohttps://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/how-well-can-you-hear-audio-quality Try the quiz, see how well you do. I have tried it several times and i rarely get but a handful right. Ever since this humbling experience, I have stopped worrying about top-tier digital audio quality.
I’d bet quite a lot of money that nobody here could consistently tell the difference between raw uncompressed audio and CDs in a blind test.
I’m not entirely sure anybody could.
https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/how-well-can-you-hear-audio-quality
Try the quiz, see how well you do. I have tried it several times and i rarely get but a handful right.
Ever since this humbling experience, I have stopped worrying about top-tier digital audio quality.