Discussion related to multiple format tests' resul, Split from AAC @ 128kbps listening test Options

[duartix]

Split from here. This topic has been discussed to death in the threads related to the multiformat listening tests.
If you want to add something here, re-read these threads first. Only post here if you have something new to say, please
- tigre
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There is something else that I think would give all codecs a fairer chance. Even though using VBR whenever possible it would be helpfull trying to achieve similar filesizes.
(I remember the multiformat 128kpbs test where Musepack was a winner but at the expense of files 11,7% larger than the close second QT AAC.)

This post has been edited by tigre: Feb 12 2004, 21:06

[music_man_mpc]

My point is that the day such a codec like Quicktime AAC implements CQ (VBR) encoding, it will use a lower bitrate to achieve the same quality. Clear?

Ah yes, very clear. Thank you very much for the clairification.

This is a 128kbps test for sound quality, right? So let's isolate the bitrate and test for quality! 
Otherwise we'll all be encoding at --braindead because we don't need these tiresome ABX tests...

What does this mean, though?