Twarkle
Nomad
Rivet_Head said:I posted this in anoher Thread - but I would really like TWARKLE's response seeing that he appears to have a great understanding of this:
A little off topic.. but pertaining to the leak..
Is there (will there be) a noticeanble difference in the sound quality of this leak as compared to the CD istself.. Im sure this has been asked before, but I dont have time to surf all past topics/pages for info.. I also know that there are a host of variables that need to be known to give a concise answer..
That said, what are the determining factors of leak sound quality (as it pertains to TFF leak) and can a general concluion be drawn to said sound quality..
Thanks in advance to anyone taking time to respond to this.. CHEERS.
I'll try to answer and hopefully won't start a huge battle. Mp3's ripped at a high quality (320 CBR, V0) will not bear out a huge difference, if one at all to most listeners, and much of it is dependent on how revealing your gear is. Some of that is also dependent on the codec that was used to do the conversion as well. The MP3's of TFF are ripped at 192 so you have lost a good deal of dynamic range and frequencies due to the compression, though again how that ends up sounding to you is largely dictated by what you are listening through and what you like to hear sonically. The CD will sound better simply because it has more range and no resolution removed. The problem is what does the word better mean to the listener? Some people hear a difference, some feel a difference, some know there is something different but can't pinpoint it, and some don't hear any difference.
So in the end the answer is really this, will you hear a difference? I don't know. Should you? Well you shouldn't feel bad if you don't. Is there a difference? Yes there is a quantifiable and measurable difference but that doesn't mean it's going to be blatantly obvious. As an analogy, there is a difference between 720P, 1080i, and 1080p on HDTV's but I can't see any difference at all, no matter what people say. I know what the difference is, and I know it's real but I just don't see it, and therefore don't care about it. However when it comes to music I do hear a difference.