Dave at Cognitive Daily posted an interesting article about a listener’s ability to discern the differences between high-quality (256kbps), low-quality (128kbps), and really low-quality (64kbps) MP3 samples. I was able to choose them all correctly using my ears, my MacBook Pro’s sound card, and studio quality in-ear monitors.
Let’s see how humemes readers do. Here are the MP3’s he used in a different order:
Copland 1:
Copland 2:
Copland 3:
Santana 1:
Santana 2:
Santana 3:
After you’ve listened, post your guesses in the comments.
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Santana 1 starts away a considerable difference of 1-1.5 secs earlier than Santanas 2 and then 3, so the first must be 64 kbps, so I’d guess without listening.
Copland 1= 256kbps
Copland 2= 128kbps
Copland 3= 64kbps
Santana 1= 64kbps
Santana 2= 256kbps
Santana 3= 128kbps
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