Zorba the Hutt (zorbathut) wrote,
Zorba the Hutt
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mp3 vs cd

It always makes me chuckle when people say "128kbps mp3 sounds just like CD!" Er, no. It doesn't. It's not actually very close either. If I've got a CD of something that I've heard several times, it's actually quite painful to listen to the mp3 version . . . in fact, it's often pretty painful to listen to it anyway. (I mean this literally. My ears start hurting. No kidding.)

I've been listening to the Evanescence album in mp3 for a while, and wishing I had the CD. I finally broke down and got the CD new (couldn't find it used.) Yep. Sounds *far* better, and my ears are so much happier.

I didn't recognize this track when it started - it had a piano track in it. Where'd that piano come from? Sure wasn't in the mp3 . . .

(Note: I'm serious about audio. Maybe not as serious as some people, but we're still not looking at $5 headphones or stock speakers. YMMV.)
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