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Tidal’s subscription is getting simpler and cheaper — yes, you read that right (www.theverge.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Have you ever done an actual double blind listening test? You'd be surprised. Even with good listening equipment it can be very challenging.

Have a go on the 128 kbps AAC test on this page and see how you do:

https://abx.digitalfeed.net/spotify.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have, yes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Presumably it was using an older/outdated codec then. With modern encoders, especially with codecs like Opus, Ogg, and Apple's AAC, the vast majority of listeners find 128kbps to be transparent, and certainly nowhere near night-and-day when compared to lossless.

Check out the results of this public listening test here:

https://listening-test.coresv.net/results.htm