Can you hear the difference? Bitrate test!

[Andreas]

Heres how this works:
I got two tracks downloaded legally from the artists, who both released the albums for free.
http://ghosts.nin.com/main/order_options
http://www.lamont.se/download/index.php
This of course to prevent any legal problems.

Both albums were downloaded in 320kbps.
Both songs come in two versions.
One of them has been converted to 128kbps then back to 320kbps to break the quality.
You listen to both versions of both songs, decide what version of each song is the best quality, then you vote in this thread.
Only I know the answer to which of the songs is untouched, this will be announced later.

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If you want to take this test without being affected in any ways, take it before reading on below this point!


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If you want to know the answer, click here!

[sumx4182]

alright, i took my guess...

[sumx4182]

wow, 3 guesses...3 different results...interesting...

[noway]

What the hell?! When do you post the resolution?

[DAVEYRAVEYGRAVEY]

Should I do this with DNSe on or off?
EDIT: Ok, I voted - Used my P2 with user EQ, Clarity set to 2, 3d and bass at full, and Street mode off.

[Andreas]

Originally Posted by noway

What the hell?! When do you post the resolution?

When i feel like it >:]

[kameko]

quite honestly, using a pair of cheap sony mdr-v500's (aka the 'best' headphones i've got) and my shoddy ears i could not tell much of a difference between either versions.

if i had to choose, i would say golden-daze-2 is the better version. meanwhile both NIN clips sound bad!

[dfkt]

Once you know what to listen for it's really easy... Took me a few seconds to hear the differences (on my extremely revealing q-Jays IEMs).

It's amazing that some people really chose both wrong answers...

[Eredor]

maybe their entire libraries are low bitrate and anything else sounds weird to them? :P

[Andreas]

check first post for answer....mehehehe

[Cruleworld]

How the heck is that the answer?

[Andreas]

Originally Posted by Cruleworld

How the heck is that the answer?

its in there....trust me, its in there its a failsafe so only worthy people can see it

[A.z]

Originally Posted by Cptnodegard

its in there....trust me, its in there its a failsafe so only worthy people can see it

C'mon Cap', where's the answer?
how am I suppose to know?

[noway]

dfkt, please share your knowledge with us. And no I don't want to read a "42!"

[sumx4182]

I found the answer...

[A.z]

is it: No bitrate answer for this test?
(Mark it...)

[P2 Man]

I cant find the answer, evan looked through the HTML code. its not there. Or is it?

[sumx4182]

nope, not it az

[sumx4182]

Cap'n...it would have been an even better test if you posted the same exact files twice to see if people heard a difference that wasn't actually there! lol

[A.z]

So where is it?!
sumx, can u give me a clue?