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Respect to anyone still managing a library of mp3s (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then for you it doesn't matter. But it may matter to people you share your music with, and I think higher-quality should proliferate instead of lower-quality.

Also I listened to that A/B test - glitchy mess on my android phone for some reason, but still got 23/25 with my $10 Panasonic earbuds.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Most people can't tell. That's why 128kb streaming is doing so well. It's also why "hifi" streaming is just snake oil, and FLAC and any bitrate above 128 is a waste of space. Anybody's who's into music should take that test and figure out if they should be storing FLACs and paying for things like Tidal.

But it takes all sorts, like for example listening to FLAC with $10 Panasonic earbuds.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hold on, you can totally hear the difference between 128 and 320 kbps encoded MP3s, even with some generic mobile phone earbuds.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't notice it on any of my sound listening options, never have but I definitely do hear it on a buddies high end setup

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I normally just listen to podcasts on those earbuds, but it's what I had at the moment, so it's what I used.