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Re: [LUG] OT-Chips and how everything is more expensive these days - Optical Mice - Christmas Stocking Fillers

 

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 12:15:02PM +0000, bas wrote:
> >
> > Depends on the bitrate. 128kb/s is quite noticeable; 320kb/s just isn't.
> i disagree, my collection used to be @ 320 kb/s and sounded nearly as 
> bad on a decent system, that's why its now flac.

Then you have better hearing than I do.

> > I seem to recall hearing that online hi-fi forums banned discussion of
> > double-blind trials. Presumably they don't like hearing evidence that
> > they've been conned.
> its not a matter of being conned, if you can hear the difference 
> yourself its not a con.

Actually no. Just because you think you can hear the difference doesn't
mean there's a difference, that's the point of a double-blind trial. If
you can't tell the difference between the cheap system and the expensive
one _when you don't know which is which_ then you've been conned. :)

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