[OT] Extra time spent

[Chris via Digitalmars-d]

On Wednesday, 11 June 2014 at 08:15:00 UTC, John Colvin wrote:
> On Wednesday, 11 June 2014 at 07:30:41 UTC, Kagamin wrote:
>>> And last time I did an indie game (ages ago) I was very 
>>> surprised how much difference I noticed (even on ordinary 
>>> speakers) when encoding the music as 128kbps MP3, as opposed 
>>> to 128kbps Vorbis and 320kbps MP3.
>>
>> I can only hear a difference when comparing them side by side. 
>> When taken separately, I can't guess the bitrate.
>
> Not to be "that audiophile guy", but the big differences in 
> quality are most audible in the high frequencies. More lossy 
> compression means messed up highs, which are then normally 
> attenuated to some degree to cover it up.

Some audio stuff can be really bad, especially when digitally 
edited. On the other hand, if you're really into music, it 
doesn't really matter. I would listen to the shittiest bootleg 
live recordings of my favorite bands and enjoy the music all the 
same. You always hear something new.