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1. #What does 320 kbps mean 320kbps
2. #What does 320 kbps mean full
3. #What does 320 kbps mean series
4. #What does 320 kbps mean mac

(Of course, the SigmaTel mobo chipset probably cost the mobo manufacturer a buck or less, I'm guessing. Sometimes I'll forget to switch and I'll be listing to a MOG stream and think, hey, this sounds kind of dull, I obviously forgot to switch to the MOTU. But I realized that there is a noticeable difference between the mobo sound chip and the MOTU. Now, I knew there was a diff between the two obviously, I do all my music production on the MOTU. (They both route to the same amp and speakers.) No going back noticeable.Īnd, while I'd never seen any need to listen to Rhapsody on my 'pro' rig instead of the more-convenient built-in sound on my cheap 6 year old desktop computer (a SigmaTel chipset on the mobo), the diff moving to MOG was so stark that I figured I should check it out using my 'pro' MOTU 828mkII instead. I did have an interesting experience within the last few months where I switched my subscription streaming service from Rhapsody (which has streams that I'd guess to run from 128 kbps to maybe 160 kbps, perhaps with some variable bit rate encoding) to MOG, which is all 320 kbps CBR. So if you're listening to two otherwise identical sounds and the reverb tail dies out or becomes less defined on one before the other one does, there ya go.

Reverb tails are particularly good tells for lossy-compression evaluation since mp3, mp4/AAC, WMA, etc, tend to 'throw out' the data-heavy, high frequency details after the transient rise and first few moments of a HF-heavy sound. I will say that the 256 and the 320 were very close to my (old) ears and the only way I could really differentiate was not by listening to the 'whole thing' - but rather by tightly focusing my comparisons on the aspects that I've found to be good 'tells' over the years: cymbal sounds and reverb tails. hehĪnyhow, if the experiences of a guy with 60 years of hard use on his ears are any help, you've got my take. Sorry to dangle forbidden fruit in front of you.

#What does 320 kbps mean mac

Thanks, unfortunately I'm using a Mac hahaOne of these days, hopefully, I'll hear of an ABX comparator for the Mac. It's important to do enough trials to have a good statistical base, though.

#What does 320 kbps mean full

Between 320 and full bandwidth, though, I wasn't able to really climb out of the blame-it-on-chance range. I'll tell you, I was shocked when I could differentiate with some statistical significance, the diff between a 256 kbps and a 320 kbps file. It will automatically do all the logistics (shuffling the source files blindly, etc) and statistics for you (keeping track of your selections, totaling and calculating the deviance from chance.įoobar2000: Components Repository - ABX Comparator

#What does 320 kbps mean series

If you're on a Windows system, you can download the free Foobar player and the ABX testing utility plugin and run your own series of truly double blind comparisons. What are your thoughts? Is there really a difference? Why suffer in doubt? I know it's silly, is there really much of a difference? I can't help but think I'm taking up needless space on my laptop as they are much larger files than 192kbps.

#What does 320 kbps mean 320kbps

I've recently developed a new OCD where everything I listen to must be at least 320kbps or I'm convinced I'm not getting the full sound quality of the original recording.