I've been ripping a lot of my CDs onto my computer, and soon to my iPod, and I seem to notice that the songs I rip in joint stereo seem to lack bass, while the WAV does not seem to, and the normal stereo version seemed to have more bass then the joint stereo version.
As far as I could tell, AAC seemed to sound the same as MP3 LAME joint stereo rips. Is there any reason why I seem to detect a lack of bass in the MP3 joint stereo versions that is in the WAV file, yet I seem to hear the bass in the MP3 stereo versions?
(By the way, I have been using 320kbps CBR joint stereo MP3 LAME encoding because I want the best quality possible.)
Granted I am using inexpensive headphones, but I can still detect more bass in the stereo encodings, as far as I can tell. The stereo encodes seem to sound more lively.
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QUOTE(Vak @ Jan 19 2006, 03:06 AM)
I've been ripping a lot of my CDs onto my computer, and soon to my iPod, and I seem to notice that the songs I rip in joint stereo seem to lack bass, while the WAV does not seem to, and the normal stereo version seemed to have more bass then the joint stereo version.
As far as I could tell, AAC seemed to sound the same as MP3 LAME joint stereo rips. Is there any reason why I seem to detect a lack of bass in the MP3 joint stereo versions that is in the WAV file, yet I seem to hear the bass in the MP3 stereo versions?
(By the way, I have been using 320kbps CBR joint stereo MP3 LAME encoding because I want the best quality possible.)
Granted I am using inexpensive headphones, but I can still detect more bass in the stereo encodings, as far as I can tell. The stereo encodes seem to sound more lively.
As far as I could tell, AAC seemed to sound the same as MP3 LAME joint stereo rips. Is there any reason why I seem to detect a lack of bass in the MP3 joint stereo versions that is in the WAV file, yet I seem to hear the bass in the MP3 stereo versions?
(By the way, I have been using 320kbps CBR joint stereo MP3 LAME encoding because I want the best quality possible.)
Granted I am using inexpensive headphones, but I can still detect more bass in the stereo encodings, as far as I can tell. The stereo encodes seem to sound more lively.
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8. All members that put forth a statement concerning subjective sound quality, must -- to the best of their ability -- provide objective support for their claims. Acceptable means of support are double blind listening tests (ABX or ABC/HR) demonstrating that the member can discern a difference perceptually, together with a test sample to allow others to reproduce their findings. Graphs, non-blind listening tests, waveform difference comparisons, and so on, are not acceptable means of providing support.
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QUOTE(Vak @ Jan 19 2006, 01:06 AM)
As far as I could tell, AAC seemed to sound the same as MP3 LAME joint stereo rips. Is there any reason why I seem to detect a lack of bass in the MP3 joint stereo versions that is in the WAV file, yet I seem to hear the bass in the MP3 stereo versions?
Perform blind listening tests to prove or disprove your suspicion.
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