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Can you tell the difference between 320kbps mp3s and lossless? (self.music)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by lena to c/music@lemmy.world

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I can't at all lol. I have Edifier S2000MKIII speakers and Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones.

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes. But it’s got to be in a quiet room with decent speakers or headphones/headset. It’s in higher pitched singing or cymbals I notice it the most. The genre of music also makes a difference.

It becomes more apparent when listening via Bluetooth because lossless is only made lossy once. Starting with lossy and then using the compression on Bluetooth audio multiplies the flaws.

And I find I have more fatigue when listening to lossy compression. It’s subtly harder to hear.