Emanuele,
This is one of the things that=92s been interesting=97people have actually =
done pretty well on the test when they=92re familiar with the pieces involv=
ed (such as James). I remember many years ago when my dad was reviewing som=
e Infinity hydrostatic loudspeakers. Arnie Nudell had come out to set them =
up for review, and what became very quickly apparent was that there was an =
audible difference in tone between the left and right channels. All of us c=
ould hear it=97but using a Neutrik analyzer, there was no measurable differ=
ence in frequency response. [I just looked it up and it was the Infinity IR=
S Beta back in 1988! http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/988infini=
ty/]. I seem to remember it frustrated my dad, as he was a firm believe in =
the science and measurement of audio.
My point is that despite what we=92ve been told about what we should be abl=
e to hear, it seems sometimes we can hear more than that. Of course whether=
it=92s actually true or not is up for debate, as it always has been, but i=
n my experience people who use their ears as tools tend to be much more att=
uned to things that others don=92t hear. All of the A/B tests that I see wh=
ere no one can hear a difference look to be done with random people. Has an=
yone done the same test with audio engineers or others who work with sound,=
using a good setup?
=96 Charles
> On Jun 4, 2015, at 5:29 PM, Emanuele Costantini [=
naturerecordists] <> wrote:
>
> Guys,
>
> I think no one will score on this test because they forgot to mention a c=
ouple of fundamental things.
> 1. These are no raw recordings, these are final products.
> 2. Music engineers.
> Producers and engineers are working together for many days and nights to =
reach the target to have the final result sounding the same in EVERY format=
.
> If you use a decent mp3 converter I doubt you'll hear the difference of a=
dynamic compressed and mixed product of many dynamc compressed tracks merg=
ed together to create a unique sound that HAS TO sound the same everywhere =
to keep telling us (the audience) the same message or feeling whatever the =
support we use, no matter wat is the age or cultural background.
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