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V2 vs Wave ABX
My first ABX on my system using Foobar WASAPI event mode->USB-> SPDIF -> M-Audio DSM3 monitors.wave sample from here...
View ArticleCUETools versions 1.9.5 through 2.1.4 (current)
QUOTE (ChronoSphere @ Jun 13 2013, 21:09) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>- Would be nice to have an option to ALWAYS save .cue as utf-8, looks like it didn't made into 2.1.5I agree completely, but from what...
View ArticleFDK AAC vs FHG AAC
QUOTE (tev777 @ Jun 14 2013, 23:14) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Larson @ Jun 14 2013, 02:17) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>FDK AAC is now used in dbpoweramp and replaces NeroIs this a stand alone encoder or...
View ArticleDouble-blind test of SACD and DVD-A vs. Redbook 16/44 in JAES Septembe
Due to the two off-topic posts in the last 24 hours, this thread will close. If you wish to talk specifically about the study send me a PM and I will consider re-opening the discussion.
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WavPack lossy
QUOTE (saratoga @ Jun 14 2013, 23:49) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Steve Forte Rio @ Jun 14 2013, 17:50) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Where could I find some nice explanation of how does WavPack lossy...
View ArticleHearing/believing
QUOTE (Woodinville @ Jun 15 2013, 08:19) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>a corroded (not very much, and fixed by reseating) connector that wasn't plated.It is actually not uncommon to think that gold is a...
View ArticleHeadphone amps, external power supplies: what difference do they make?
QUOTE (Klipspringer @ Jun 14 2013, 19:57) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (saratoga @ Jun 14 2013, 11:47) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Klipspringer @ Jun 14 2013, 15:28) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Would the...
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lame3100k - bringing constraint VBR to Lame
So, in this case, it looks like it's "simply" a lossy sample used in the making of the song ( Yes , sometimes that is done ).Especially in the 60second spectogram this is the most plausible reason...
View ArticleDither Preceding Lossy Encoding
In theory, you should dither when you reduce the bit depth. Dither will have no effect on lossy compression (MP3 or AAC), for a couple of reasons... MP3 & AAC use floating-point (no fixed-integer...
View ArticleBiophysics, Limitations of Shannon and Issues with ABX Testing
There is a sampling/interpolation/hearing issue that can only be resolved by studying the ear's response, namely to what extent the hair cells work so much as idealized strings that the sine functions...
View ArticleHow to tag the 'featuring artist(s)'
QUOTE (ernstblaauw @ Jun 13 2013, 08:15) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>2. Tag the artist as 'BEP ft. JT' and tag the album artist as BEPWhat would you advise me to use?Like many things this is personal...
View ArticleFLACCL: CUDA-enabled FLAC encoder by Gregory S. Chudov (prev. FlaCuda)
Feature request1) support for wave64. It was recently added in plain FLAC encoder. 2) support for multiple input files chunk1.w64 chunk2.w64 chunk3.w64. Encoder should join them on fly.
View ArticleShould i start using AAC? Can you notice a better quality?
It doesn't matter if -mj and -q0 are there. They do absolutely nothing when using VBR.
View ArticleMedic. studyplacebo tends to lack important effectrelevant to audio?
QUOTE (greynol @ Jun 15 2013, 21:27) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I can tell you first-hand that you can hear things through the power of suggestion that don't actually exist. When told that they do exist...
View ArticleQAAC: discussion, questions, feature requests, etc.
--- Problems that solve themselves are great, carry on, as you were :-) ---
View ArticleAny software to record from USB device even if removed & reinserte
Thanks for the pointers folks. I might try a virtualized Linux to try things out first before I switch my disk encryption and run it alone.Fortunately these show recordings are "nice-to-have" rather...
View Articlelame3100k - bringing constraint VBR to Lame
QUOTE (NePaC @ Jun 15 2013, 16:20) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>...This time did only 8 tests, but I ended up scoring the same results in both.Hope it will help? ...Thanks a lot, yes it does.These results...
View ArticleTAudioConverter
It might be that encoder uses partial wav file, so bitrate is somehow lower than expected. I fixed temp wav files not being deleted right after encoder is done with them but I couldn't prepare a...
View ArticleShould i start using AAC? Can you notice a better quality?
It should be specified that -M is not a valid switch. So, not only would the actual switch be pointless to include (or yes, technically, remove) here, but in fact, the incorrect version used by...
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