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I voted Opus 160 because I've ABXed some problem tracks and came to that value. I also like Vorbis at -q 6, which targets 192kbps. I try not to use MP3 because I can just barely make out artifact on "clapton_44k" sample from this listening test, at LAME -V0. The first guitar note has a buzz (a chain of short attacks) that gets smeared by mp3.
All of that being said, the artifacts are "noticeable, but not annoying" at bitrates much lower than that, even for mp3.
I can't believe people refuse to put up with imperceptible artifacts from Apple AAC/256, when in comparison, dust on vinyl makes such a loud racket.
My archive library is in flac for peace of mind reasons, but I'm happy to listen to transparent lossy codecs.
I wish more audio people would adopt subjective ratings like lossy encodings: 5 for indistinguishable, 4 for distinguishable but not annoying, 3 for distinguishable and slightly annoying, and so forth.
For me, CD has always been 5. Vinyl is between 3 and 4 (obviously). Since between CD and HiRes is a 5, I have no use for HiRes.
All of that being said, the artifacts are "noticeable, but not annoying" at bitrates much lower than that, even for mp3.
I can't believe people refuse to put up with imperceptible artifacts from Apple AAC/256, when in comparison, dust on vinyl makes such a loud racket.
My archive library is in flac for peace of mind reasons, but I'm happy to listen to transparent lossy codecs.
I wish more audio people would adopt subjective ratings like lossy encodings: 5 for indistinguishable, 4 for distinguishable but not annoying, 3 for distinguishable and slightly annoying, and so forth.
For me, CD has always been 5. Vinyl is between 3 and 4 (obviously). Since between CD and HiRes is a 5, I have no use for HiRes.
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