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Tidal lossless vs lossy test done the right way

SchwarzeWolke

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Track Correct p-value ?
The Killers 20% (p >= 0.020)
James Blake 80% (p >= 0.020)
Daft Punk 60% (p >= 0.020)
The Eagles 100% (p >= 0.020)
Dixie Chicks 40% (p >= 0.020)

Funny enough, the one I got over 50% were the ones I were comfortable with. Killer and Dixie Chicks were more of a guessing game. I found for the Eagles something like a good five second spot, where I felt quite comfortable to distinguish between lossless and lossy.
 

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I wonder if any of the samples are watermarked? This is surely the biggest argument against dishing out for a lossless streaming service.
 

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Done again with HE-4xxi and SMSL iDEA
Track Correct p-value
The Killers 80% (p >= 0.020)
James Blake 20% (p >= 0.020)
Daft Punk 40% (p >= 0.020)
The Eagles 80% (p >= 0.020)
Dixie Chicks 40% (p >= 0.020)
Again got The Eagles quite high
 

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Done again with HD-6xx and SMS iDEA
Track Correct p-value
The Killers 60% (p >= 0.020)
James Blake 80% (p >= 0.020)
Daft Punk 60% (p >= 0.020)
The Eagles 80% (p >= 0.020)
Dixie Chicks 60% (p >= 0.020)
Maybe it's the headphone, maybe I'm training my ears/brain right now.
Remember, I'm completely untrained and therefore, I'm 100% sure that a trained person will nail this test at least for the Eagles song.
 
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