Schu Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 So then... how well can you hear? a little test (yes I know results depend on many factors) http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/how-well-can-you-hear-audio-quality?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150602 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Can you hear me knockin'? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I keep picking the 320 version. I can hear a difference between 128 and 320 but not between 320 and uncompressed, at least with this music over a cheap business class sound card. The lack of fullness and deep bass gives the 128 away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) without the arbitrary test they offer I can tell you I hear a difference between compressed and Lossless, its not so much the loss of information it is the dryness of the presentation took the test and I got 4 out of the 6 correct IME compressed sounds drier and edgier I thought this was more of a freq range when I clicked on it and for me that appears to be down to 15hz and as high as 15.5 Khz according to test tones I Have Edited June 3, 2015 by joessportster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknoid Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Poorly and I know it. I don't need another "test" to tell me just how poorly I hear. The fact that I DO hear so poorly is the reason I scaled back my primary music delivery system from a big $$ tube kit driving heavily modified La Scalas to a very pedestrian Pioneer receiver driving a pair of Heresys. If I can't hear the difference there's no reason to pay for the difference. I truly envy those who can hear well. There was a time when I did. That time is long passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) They should have included a close mic violin or cello solo, for the texture, and at least one highly dynamic selection. Most of the examples did not use a type of music I'm used to hearing (I listen to classical, vintage jazz, and Blu-ray movies). Most of the samples sounded pretty bad over my computer with its stock sound card, through my main system. Edited June 3, 2015 by garyrc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Yeah she got Satin shoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I picked the 320 mp3 version. Most of my mp3's are 256 or better and sometimes comparing it to my HD Tracks Hi Def file, I can't really tell a difference. So, buying mp3's that are high quality is not a problem for me. I believe that Hi Def and mp3's will do about 50/50 in blind test and most of people can't tell the difference with enough consistency, including audiophiles. I like mp3's because they don't eat of a lot of disk for a difference I can't hear consistently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORE KLIPSCH PLEASE Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Can you hear me knockin'?watt......did you say??MKP :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) Well i know as one gains in age, hearing for many reasons starts to fade a tad. Being of an engineering mind for quite some time, i feel for myself, this is one problem that i will not have. For me, I solved this by simply thinking as one grows older, the speaker(s) should get bigger. and of course the Amp(s) must follow. I mean lets face it, when you get older you cannot lift Chit, i get assistance when lifting 150Lbs+,might as well have some bad azz speakers, mine currently weighing in at 500+ each stack. mid june makes this one year current system, time to Upgrade, thanx for reminding me Edited June 4, 2015 by minermark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Yeah she got Plastic boots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) l like to think I've got a pretty good ear, and I played it on the computer, with Klipsch CF-4 and a 15" sub, at moderate to light loudness. I got 2 out of 6. I may turn off the sub and try it again. Edited June 4, 2015 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 My system plays the Stones just fine. What more is there to prove? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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