Christina WarrenNo fucking shit.
(Also I decided to take this quiz under the guise of can you tell what is human vs AI. I got a perfect score. That isn’t to say all human writing is better; I’ve read and edited some truly terrible human writing that I would gladly trade for the machine prose. But I know the tells of each.)
Bill Lloyd@film_girl But can you tell a WAV recording from a 160 kbps AAC from a 320 kbps OGG VORBIS file?
Alex Hoffmann@wklj @film_girl
Ha! Actually did a blind test a while ago again to find out if a) spending a lot on a new set of IEMs is still worth it at my age, and b) whether going for anything higher than 44.1 kHz & 16 bit in my music library would be. I got 18 out of 20 right in the „compressed vs. lossless“ test I picked.
Ended up buying mid-range ChiFi IEMs instead of a more expensive pair and will stick to ‚just‘ CD quality for rips and purchases.
@mangochutney @wklj Yeah, I can hear a difference most of the time with compressed vs lossless in an a/b but I have to admit, I don’t care and listen to most things (even streaming lossless) over fucking Bluetooth. What ChiFi brand did you go for? I do actually need some wired IEMs
@film_girl @wklj I went the other way a while back because I wanted to listen to music more intentionally again and I continue to be miffed by the fact that the lifespan of my AirPods is dictated by a consumable component. I do miss active noise cancellation sometimes, though.
After a lot (like _a lot_) of comparing of frequency charts, I bought the „Hisenior Mega7“. They a very good middle-of-the-pack IEM with modern tuning, similar to what you would see in the AirPods Pro or high-end Sony wireless in-ears.
I really like the sound and fit. Resolution is really good. They leave my 2019 Campfire Audio Andromeda in the dust and these cost more than double back then (today’s iteration of the Andromeda is even more expensive).