On Sun, 2014-10-05 at 12:40 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Wed, 2014-10-01 at 09:14 -0400, Paul Davis wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 7:27 AM, Gene Heskett <gheskett@xxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > Your ears are probably the best tool. Some hear well, and some > > do not. > > I am amazed at the number of people who cannot tell if mp3 has > > ever been > > in the mix. To me its obvious, when your ears get tired of it, > > and want to > > "change the station" in just a minute or so, its been an mp3 > > at some > > point. > > > > > > For crying out loud, stop this nonsense! > > > > > > It is established without any shadow of a doubt that the overwhelming > > majority of the population CANNOT tell the difference between a > > reasonable bit-rate encoding in mp3 format and the original PCM data. > > This isn't up for debate. > > For crying out loud, stop this nonsense Paul! > > Just because several people can't distinguish cheese made of raw milk > with cheese made from heated milk, doesn't mean that the tests are ok. > I'm unable to stand heated milk, I'm unable to stand cheese made from > heated mild and I'm unable to stand MP3. Yes, there are double-blind > tests that confirm that people guess the real taste of a strawberry is > the artificial taste and that the natural taste is artificial. IOW if > you make double-blind tests with degenerated idiots, the results will be > idiotic. > > Please post links about MP3 double-blind test done with human beings who > still remember how a real strawberry or banana yogurt does taste, who > know how a real Camembert made from raw milk does taste. > > What group of people was unable to distinguish between a good recording > and a MP3? PS: In Germany "cheese analogues" for "normal" foot are frowned upon by the same vegan people who pay much money for the same "cheese analogues", when the label isn't a frozen pizza, but vegan cheese :D. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
