Some years ago we were making a test with my friends, and for me:
128kbps to 300, lossless or cd audio - easy
128 to 192, 300 to cd, etc- only one of my friend could easily say, I was right in like 60% cases, but it was hard, so it’s basically negligible in real life when you really listen to music.
Yes, we did have a good setup - not audiophile level, but quite decent stuff
Really? It depends on the quality of the equipment, but 128kbps sounds like absolute trash to me.
I’ve been to weddings where they’ve played a recording of Pachelbel’s Canon or whatever during the service that was clearly 128kbps mp3, and it sounded absolutely atrocious.
But yeah, when you get above 192, it gets harder to tell.
The range is falling for some people, for some it’s ok I can still hear really high pitches in my 43, I could hear an ultrasound rat spooker that was installed in a supermarket bakery isle (so it was kind of a “me spooker”, because the pitch is really annoying.
But speaking of listening to the music - you still can analyze the whole range, so I’m not sure it really degrades with age. I am still really picky about my headphones and speakers :)
Some years ago we were making a test with my friends, and for me: 128kbps to 300, lossless or cd audio - easy
128 to 192, 300 to cd, etc- only one of my friend could easily say, I was right in like 60% cases, but it was hard, so it’s basically negligible in real life when you really listen to music.
Yes, we did have a good setup - not audiophile level, but quite decent stuff
Really? It depends on the quality of the equipment, but 128kbps sounds like absolute trash to me.
I’ve been to weddings where they’ve played a recording of Pachelbel’s Canon or whatever during the service that was clearly 128kbps mp3, and it sounded absolutely atrocious.
But yeah, when you get above 192, it gets harder to tell.
My experience was the same. Especially when you’re in your 30s or older, the degredation is real.
The range is falling for some people, for some it’s ok I can still hear really high pitches in my 43, I could hear an ultrasound rat spooker that was installed in a supermarket bakery isle (so it was kind of a “me spooker”, because the pitch is really annoying.
But speaking of listening to the music - you still can analyze the whole range, so I’m not sure it really degrades with age. I am still really picky about my headphones and speakers :)