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Do you want to see Nero AAC encoders 1.5.1 vs 1.3.3 in public test

Yes, I do
[ 13 ] (37.1%)
No, I don't. It makes more sense to focus more on Nero vs other encoders.
[ 22 ] (62.9%)

Total Members Voted: 42

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Do you want to see Nero AAC encoders 1.5.1 vs 1.3.3 in public test

Do you want to see Nero AAC encoders 1.5.1 vs 1.3.3 in public test?

Untill now the list of proposed AAC (not final yet) encoders to test for Public Listening Test [2010] is:
1. Nero 1.5.1
2. Apple iTunes
3. Coding Technologies (CT)
4. Nero 1.3.3?

Do you want to see Nero AAC encoders 1.5.1 vs 1.3.3 in public test

Reply #1 –
Even if v1.5.1 looks, or rather sounds, very promising, it wouldn't be the first time that the good folks of Nero issue new releases of their codec that sound slightly worse rather than better than their predecessors: http://www.listening-tests.info/mf-64-1/results.htm (bottom).  Too bad the mentioned explanatory URL is 404ing.

Come to think of it, to my knowledge, subsequent releases of iTunes' AAC codec, Aotuv's Vorbis encoder, or WMA Professional haven't really been extensively compared to one another either, at least publicly and independently.

So maybe a couple of "golden ears" could lead the way by determining which editions are the preferred ones in a private listening test?  This procedure has been followed previously in Sebastian's and Roberto's public tests.  Guruboolez and IgorC are the usual suspects ;-)
 

Do you want to see Nero AAC encoders 1.5.1 vs 1.3.3 in public test

Reply #2 –
The results are enough clear. Only the last version of Nero will be included.

Administrators, please, close the poll.