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Polls / Re: Sound colors of codecs
Last post by Sunhillow -
Quote from: Klymins on
I like MP3's distortions only if the sampling rate is low.
I very much dislike the sound of music when the upper frequency limit is too low. 11 kHz sampling rate sounds like a telephone connection, Plus the added compression artefacts ... horrifying to me.
Then I really would prefer the Leberwurstschnittchen with pickles
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Polls / Re: Sound colors of codecs
Last post by Klymins -
@Sunhillow You are right, but MP3's distortions can still be good for me. Thank you for your opinion.

Edit: I like MP3's distortions only if the sampling rate is low.
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Polls / Re: Sound colors of codecs
Last post by Sunhillow -
Quote from: Klymins on
Edit: This is just like this: Some guitar amplifiers distorts the output and some people like this "sound color".
The big difference is: guitar amps add harmonic distortion, which gives the sound a certain "colour".
Low bitrate lossy compression adds a lot of discordant material that creates more of a burbling sound. I wouldn't call that colouration.
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Polls / Re: Sound colors of codecs
Last post by Klymins -
@Squeller I'm not joking, I was started to listen 11025Hz low bitrate MP3's after realizing most Flash games were actually using 11025Hz low bitrate MP3's (they were sounding very good). 11025Hz low bitrate MP3's are easier to listen than the original ones for me. You can just vote for "I just prefer quality and fidelity, sound color is not important for me." if you don't think "sound color" is a thing.

Edit: This is just like this: Some guitar amplifiers distorts the output and some people like this "sound color".
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Polls / Re: Sound colors of codecs
Last post by Squeller -
I was joking as you may guess, because you are joking/trolling? I thought the concept of "sound color" is weird. Why should you want to distort output with codec artifacts?