How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?

[Danny Boy]

How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality? : The Record : NPR

I correctly picked the lossless WAV file on 5 out of 6.

My audio chain was iMac>USB>PS Audio Sprout>Sennheiser 558s

 

[PhilsFan]

I picked the 128 kbps four times, the 320 once, and the lossless once while plugging my headphones directly into my laptop. I'll try it with my speakers tomorrow.

 

[gump]

Headphones plugged into computer. Picked 2 WAVs and 4 320kbps.

 

[LemonMelon]

Got the exact same results as Peef. Chromebook--->Roc Nation Aviators. Not exactly high end stuff on any level.

One thing I learned: Speed of Sound is terribly muddy, even uncompressed.

 

[liamcool]

Hahaha, my ears are shit 0/6, picked five 320kbps and one 128kbps (which was Speed of Sound, ironically)

Signal chain: PC -> FiiO E18 Mobile DAC -> Beyerdynamic DT250s.

I guess I should buy a PONO now.

 

[IWasBored]

only one i didn't pick correctly as the lossless was neil young.

computer---> 15 dollar headset i use for gaming.

 

[Axver]

Hahaha, 1/6. All the rest I picked the 320kbps option.

 

[nielsgov]

2/6. I tried harder for the last two though as I was doing terribly and those were the ones I got right. I picked 128 for three of the other ones.