I can not stand anything under 128
I don't fucking care as long as the sound is pure and can be heard clear enough I'm happy
To be honest, I don't think this is what destroyed music, but rather the talentless motherfuckers who scream random shit in the microphone and create new notes while abusing their instruments. Along with those that love it.
Thats not music anymore, its cacophonia.
Thats not music anymore, its cacophonia.
I've been using this comment as a basis and just came across my version of "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" is 320, and quite noticeable when listening.Bull3t wrote:
I can not stand anything under 128
Fuck, I think I just jumped on this damn "sound-quality" bandwagon.
192kbps mp3 files and Sennheiser HD202 headphones being blasted full volume on my Nokia 6500 sounds good enough for me.
Apple just made it fucking worse and is now practically forcing people to use the shitty earbuds that come with the Shuffle (not that anyone would want one but anyway). The controls are located on the headphone wire.
This is splitting hairs tbh
What exactly do you mean by that?Bull3t wrote:
I can not stand anything under 128
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
That disgusts me.
I don't think he knows. lulz.Freezer7Pro wrote:
What exactly do you mean by that?Bull3t wrote:
I can not stand anything under 128
128KBPS is a disgraceful quality. It's foul. Anything below VBR v0 or 256KBPS is horrendous. Even 256KBPS is pretty bad.
If you stick with MP3, it should either be V0 or 320KBPS CBR.
Hm ... I bought a CD the other day and played it using a CD player ... didn't sound destroyed to me allthough my wife commented it sounded like the speakers had a malfunction before I told her it was supposed to sound like that ...
Trivium ftw
And yes ... you can still buy music hardcopied style ...
Trivium ftw
And yes ... you can still buy music hardcopied style ...
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Even if you get lossless, pretty much all new music these days is amped up to hell. Even CDs. It's retarded.Varegg wrote:
Hm ... I bought a CD the other day and played it using a CD player ... didn't sound destroyed to me allthough my wife commented it sounded like the speakers had a malfunction before I told her it was supposed to sound like that ...
Trivium ftw
And yes ... you can still buy music hardcopied style ...
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
Oh who gives a fuck.
If i listen to some wma rip, my ears don't start bleeding, neither do i have an orgasm listning to some flac thingy.
So who really cares.
If i listen to some wma rip, my ears don't start bleeding, neither do i have an orgasm listning to some flac thingy.
So who really cares.
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With mainstream music perhaps ... there still are some bands out there that takes their own sound seriously ... like in the youtube clip you linked to you can check that by turning up the volume on your stereo ...Freezer7Pro wrote:
Even if you get lossless, pretty much all new music these days is amped up to hell. Even CDs. It's retarded.Varegg wrote:
Hm ... I bought a CD the other day and played it using a CD player ... didn't sound destroyed to me allthough my wife commented it sounded like the speakers had a malfunction before I told her it was supposed to sound like that ...
Trivium ftw
And yes ... you can still buy music hardcopied style ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ
Wait behind the line ..............................................................
Evidently, you don't give a fuck. That's it. The whole not giving a fuck ends and quickly as is started.FatherTed wrote:
Oh who gives a fuck.
If i listen to some wma rip, my ears don't start bleeding, neither do i have an orgasm listning to some flac thingy.
So who really cares.
For all this mainstream crap it really doesn't make a difference if you're listening to lossless, a 128kbps MP3 or a cell phone recording of someone humming the song under the shower.
I think I'll go listen to schubert's 5th symphony now. Lossless of course
I think I'll go listen to schubert's 5th symphony now. Lossless of course
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You liked that hideous hissing sound?Roger Lesboules wrote:
Scuze meh, but casette are awesome, there is a feeling with them you wont ever get from a mp3....Ahhh, i sorta miss the casette, and like Usmarine said, i can remember the time i would tape the song played at the radioDeadmonkiefart wrote:
With the increasing ipod memory, eventually I can see the sound quality craze coming back. Eventually, people will realize they can't fill 60GB of space on their ipod, and to get the most out of it, they will increase the quality of sound. I don't really see what you are complaining about though. Mp3s are better than cassette tapes ever were.
Like FatherTed said, my ears don't start bleeding if I listen to 128Kbps or MP3 or any/all of the above on crappy earbuds.
More to the point, my ears don't start bleeding if people I've never met do the same.
More to the point, my ears don't start bleeding if people I've never met do the same.
128kbpsFreezer7Pro wrote:
What exactly do you mean by that?Bull3t wrote:
I can not stand anything under 128
Apparently the new/next U2 album has been/will be engineered specifically to sound good when listened to using 'earbuds'.
Listen to any experimental/abstract music, especially minimalism, at < 256kbps and then listen at V0/320kbps+. Then tell me there's no discernable difference. People that say they can't tell a difference in quality between their Britney Spears CD and their Kanye West iTunes downloads cannot tell a difference because the production is a fucking no-brainer. Listen to something cerebral that is meant to be rich in clarity and aural goodness.
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Like some fiddy, right Uzeek?Uzique wrote:
Listen to any experimental/abstract music, especially minimalism, at < 256kbps and then listen at V0/320kbps+. Then tell me there's no discernable difference. People that say they can't tell a difference in quality between their Britney Spears CD and their Kanye West iTunes downloads cannot tell a difference because the production is a fucking no-brainer. Listen to something cerebral that is meant to be rich in clarity and aural goodness.
lol must have been a contract with some earbud company or something. Sounds ridiculous.Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Apparently the new/next U2 album has been/will be engineered specifically to sound good when listened to using 'earbuds'.
Qft. I don't mind mid-low quality with stuff like Rammstein (128kbps is where I draw the line)....Uzique wrote:
Listen to any experimental/abstract music, especially minimalism, at < 256kbps and then listen at V0/320kbps+. Then tell me there's no discernable difference. People that say they can't tell a difference in quality between their Britney Spears CD and their Kanye West iTunes downloads cannot tell a difference because the production is a fucking no-brainer. Listen to something cerebral that is meant to be rich in clarity and aural goodness.
Philip Glass at 128kbps is a joke though. Still, I'm not gonna spend more than $80 for a set of headphones.
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Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
I don't go under 192kbps when listening to radio