Hi Mr Penis
I too would count myself on the saner side of Audiophilia, and as such I wonder if you can eloborate on whether there's any distinction between your brain telling you that there's a difference, and there actually really being a difference? What else could possibly tell you there's a differnce if not your brain? If you can really hear the difference, then the difference is surely really real.
Even in cases where there is no independantly measurable difference, if you really can hear an improvement, then this is objectionally no differnt to the case where there actually is a real measuable differnce. But then, I'm lucky enough to own some really fucking incredible speakers, and there are LOTS of ways to describe the quality of a listening experience that are completely different to the resolution of a digital file etc.
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Hugh Breeze likes it. A Lot., Wed 21 Aug 2019, 19:32,
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My point was
Would you still be able to tell the difference if you were going in blind (deaf)?
If you were listening to a 256/320kbps mp3 that somebody was passing off as a FLAC, would you be able to call their bluff?
You could probably tell the difference with some practise and some fantastically high end equipment, but that gear is going to be well beyond the capability of any set of AKG headphones. And well beyond the capability of most bank balances.
It's a bit like the 16bit vs. 24bit audio debate. There are folk out there who will stake their reputation on 24bit being a superior listening experience. It's not. It's just fucking not. But again, I'm sure some folk will claim that theres a perceivable difference in dynamic range when there isn't.
I get what you're saying. If your brain thinks it can hear difference, that's all that really matters. Whether or not the is an actual scientifically Audible difference is irrelevant.
I also agree that bit rate is only a tiny factor in the overall experience. If a track has been mastered like dogshit, then having the highest bitrate/most sonically transparent listening apparatus isn't going to be of any help whatsoever. Your £20,000 Martin Logan's aren't going to make your £150 Cambridge Audio amp sound any better - they're only going to highlight its flaws.
But yeah, if Naproxeno has a better listening experience using FLAC then it doesn't really matter what anybody else thinks. It's his experience.
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