Posted by Jack on 12/04/07 04:29

"Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote in
news:-JydnbO3nLqp3czanZ2dnUVZ_oesnZ2d@comcast.com:

>>> BTW, blind tests comparing .wav files to coded files are
>>> slam-dunk easy. Please see www.pcabx.com and the
>>> Hydrogen Audio forums for more information.
>>
>> It looks like you're trying to market something that's
>> not pertinent to this example.
>
> How not pertinent?

Because the artifacts are so obvious that blind tests aren't needed. You
shot out of the starting gate with the nutty assumption that I refuse to do
blind listening tests. You won't even listen to (or at least comment on) my
samples, so what difference does it make?

It looks I wandered into the path of a defensive Usenet persona, from which
there is no escape or hope of reasonableness!

>> Pomposity isn't much of a sales technique, either.
>
> I'm not selling a thing, just trying to shake you out of your
> intellectual slumber.

Because the artifacts are so obvious that blind tests aren't needed. Are
you of the mind that a 128 kbps WMA file is supposed to sound just like the
source CD in all cases? You're confusing me with someone you must have had
this argument with earlier.

I'm all for blind tests when it's worth it to put effort into them. These
artifacts are like comparing crackers to wet bread.

>>>> I already described in detail what the artifacts are.
>
>>> No Jack, you just posted some poetry.
>
>> Is your agenda to argue for the sake of argument?
>
> If you haven't noticed Jack, you're the only person reporting audible
> problems here, as far as I can see.

Apparently I'm the only one whose listened to my own samples! What a waste
of time it was posting this.

>> Listen to the files already.
>
> I listened to Steven's files already, Jack. Talk about being full of
> yourself!

Listen to my samples, you putz. I started this thread after all.

>> Here they are, properly named now.
>
>> http://www.badongo.com/file/5372691 (Down By The River
>> 3:30-4:00 WAV)
>
> Broken link.
>
>> http://www.badongo.com/file/5372700 (Down
>> By The River 3:30-4:00 WMA)
>
> Broken link
>
>> http://www.badongo.com/file/5372709 (Down By The River
>> 3:30-4:00 MP3)
>
> Broken link

Like hell those links are broken. They certainly work at this minute and
nothing about them has changed. Try again - that's the beauty of computers.

BTW, I am using WMA 9.2 while Steve is using WMA 9.1. It's quite possible
there is a glitch between the versions that manifests itself in odd tracks
like that. Since you refuse to listen to my actual samples, I guess that
point is moot. I seem to have gotten a mumbled comment from Steve that I'm
onto something, but this place is not fair and balanced.

Here they are one last time, if you're tired of pretending that "broken"
links are stopping you from being reasonable.

http://www.badongo.com/file/5372691 (Down By The River 3:30-4:00 WAV)
http://www.badongo.com/file/5372700 (Down By The River 3:30-4:00 WMA)
http://www.badongo.com/file/5372709 (Down By The River 3:30-4:00 MP3)

Jack

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