[Geoff]

Doug Freyburger wrote:
Mr.T wrote:

And anybody who claims they are unable to tell an MP3 from a wave
file, and still fails to make any mention of bit rates is just as
stupid!

That or they listen to their music in their car and the background
noise overwhelms any of that detail. Why do so few folks listen to
classical music in their car? You mean there were supposed to be
violins going while that truck went by? I think the "wall of sound"
concept was introduced to rock music because so many folks were
listening to the music on their car radios so the music needed to
overwhelm that truck going by.

Side by side in an otherwise silent room, sure I can tell an MP3 from
a wave file. Ah to even have a room where I could do that on a
regular basis ...

I use 256K (non-joint) stereo MP3s in my car on long trips. I can hear the
difference easily between these and the source CDs, in the car, while
driving, and that with average pop-rock, let alone anything more subtle.

I put up with it for the convenience. In the car. Only.


geoff