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  • Google to reportedly partner with Ford on self-driving vehicle project

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    The Google car - a dream come true for the NSA
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  • Apple Stores expand high-end audio offering with Devialet Phantom 'implosive' speakers

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    studiomusic said:
    I just put an ipod/usb adapter in my Porsche and have been amazed at how crappy 256kbps mp3s sound compared to even CDs. But the Porsche does have a killer sound system.
    On my studio monitors, there is a huge difference between 256kbps and 24/96 (although I actually personally record at 24/88.2 to not have to deal with src when delivering CDs). But I have very nice converters clocked with a Big Ben going into very nice monitors that I know very well, so that might make a difference.
    Maybe it's 20 years of critical listening... my kids don't seem to notice.

    We are not talking about MP3s here. There are some really bad mp3 encoders out there. Scientific tests have proven that 256kbps AACs are indistinguishable from the original. The same holds true for 16/44.1 vs. 24/192. Try this for yourself: use a converter with proper dithering to convert one of your 24/192 files to 16/44.1. You will NOT be able to tell the difference. Convert the 16/44.1 file again, this time to 256kbs AAC. Compare to the original 24/192 file. Again, you will NOT be able to tell the difference. You must use proper software to do the comparison, so that you don't know which file is currently being played. All people who have claimed that they could tell the difference have failed to do so in a proper A/B/X test setting. (I'm using STAX headphones and amp, but the results are the same with any type of equipment - no audible difference.)
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