MPC 1.02, --standard

Smoke City - Underwater Love

from 17-20 s there are vocals 'This must be underwater love'

The 'this-s-must' sissing sound gets exaggerated by all
codecs. The artifact is amazingly similar.

I can ABX Ogg -q5 and LAME APS 16/16, MPC at 22/32 (<2.5%)

http://sjeng.org/ftp/vorbis/sc.flac

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GCP

Please don't use FLAC. It do not work properly.
I tested compiled source and binaries with the
same result:

sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECsc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR
_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: *** Got error code 1:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_BAD_HEADER
sc.wav: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_LOST_SYNC
sc.wav: WARNING, MD5 signature mismatch

I cut out the offending section:

http://sjeng.org/ftp/vorbis/sc.wav

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GCP

Official 1.0.2 Flac worked just fine for me.

And yeah, there is amplified sibilance(s). I did some blind test rounds with WinAmp. (Didn't bother abx since Garf already did it, and the case seemed pretty clear)

Is there a static linked Linux/IA32 binary?
Comparing the average trouble I have with
dynamic linked files with the prices of
current harddisk I would prefer a complete static
linked system. And it comes worse after the next system upgrade.

Used equipment?
Age?
Soundcard should not be the Soundblaster Live!
Dolby Pro Logic II?

SB 128 PCI -> Sennheiser HD570

20 years

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GCP

SB 128 PCI (es1370) -> AKG K-401

My HD560II I have currently at work.
Defects in the range 3...5 kHz are easier
detectable with the HD560, 8...14 kHz easier
with the AKG-401.

May be I should by the HD580 too.

33 years

BTW. I have problems with the "be" - the "e" vibrates, not with z-tones.