(24-Nov-2014, 23:11)rik Wrote: [ -> ]Via those awfully nice people at Tidal...
http://test.tidalhifi.com/
Rik
Hi Rik, did you hear "the" difference on your system?
No, I'm deaf as a post.
:-)
(25-Nov-2014, 07:24)rik Wrote: [ -> ]No, I'm deaf as a post.
:-)
I will try tonight on my system and report back
But I have to admit that I heard CD quality as good as high resolution files. So I guess it either depends on the quality of the recording or I'm deaf as a post as well
On low (normal listening) volumes it's quite hard to differentiate i must say, only got 3 out of 5 and the ones i got right weren't a clear cut case
Strange though since i normally do easily hear differences between spotify and qobuz. On the other hand, quality of the recording usually makes more difference in terms of perceived sound quality than if it's a lossless or (slightly) compressed file.
(25-Nov-2014, 09:45)Rob35 Wrote: [ -> ]On low (normal listening) volumes it's quite hard to differentiate i must say, only got 3 out of 5 and the ones i got right weren't a clear cut case
Strange though since i normally do easily hear differences between spotify and qobuz. On the other hand, quality of the recording usually makes more difference in terms of perceived sound quality than if it's a lossless or (slightly) compressed file.
i agree! some of the MP3 VBR 320 kbps files sound better than CD quality or even high resolution files of other recordings. so original recording plays a major role.
having said that, i am still a big fan of PCM 24 bit/96 Khz or higher as i believe it sounds great (all other factors fixed)
also for me it is very critical especially now with the Aurender>>Devialet>>Martin Logan which is a very revealing system and have no mercy in exposing bad recordings and/or poorly compressed files
I ran the test and got 4 out of 5 but again it was not that clear. i could have easily missed them all.
could it be that the Devialet up-samples low res files?!!! or could be that Tidal's lossless are not that good?! or is it really all subjective ?