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In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thing is, storage isn't at a premium anymore, so there's no reason not to use lossless even if you can't hear the difference.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thing is, storage isn’t at a premium anymore,

U sure about that?

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Old mp3 players used to measure space in megabytes, so yes, I'm sure of that.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Good for you, i had one of those.
Now go check the storage prices now and please define what "premium" is, 'cos last i checked they're being overhyped - not as much as RAM, but on a similar trend.