HDCD Peak Extension
Reply #7 –
I hear a difference...
foo_abx 2.0 report
foobar2000 v1.3.7
2015-03-16 21:19:08
File A: HDCD.flac
SHA1: 8cea77d060a1c7b79d2a5839fd190f034adc78c8
Gain adjustment: -2.65 dB
File B: Non-HDCD.flac
SHA1: 852c6e946988bb77169018984dc9bf247bceb6ad
Gain adjustment: -2.54 dB
Output:
DS : Primary Sound Driver
Crossfading: NO
21:19:08 : Test started.
21:21:47 : 01/01
21:23:26 : 01/02
21:23:45 : 02/03
21:23:53 : 03/04
21:24:02 : 04/05
21:24:22 : 05/06
21:24:49 : 06/07
21:24:57 : 07/08
21:25:08 : 08/09
21:25:16 : 09/10
21:25:24 : 10/11
21:25:45 : 11/12
21:26:23 : 12/13
21:26:42 : 13/14
21:26:49 : 14/15
21:26:55 : 15/16
21:26:55 : Test finished.
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Total: 15/16
Probability that you were guessing: 0.0%
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97b84d73e0bae580c76a455ff6bee8d7d94603db
... but does this mean I know which one is more dynamic? I believed sample A was a smidge more dynamic, and that turns out to be HDCD.flac in my test... was that the correct answer?