How well can you hear streaming audio quality?

[beesonthewhatnow]

5/6 Got the Jay Z one wrong and listening back repeatedly I can tell the difference between the WAV and 320. Listening thru amp and speakers.

Sure? Or is that because you now know which is which?

 

[contadino]

Sure? Or is that because you now know which is which?

Well, yeah I'm a stubbon fuck, so I expect that does play it's part, but unintentionally.

 

[xenon]

I can't get them to play. Either that or I've gone deaf... no, not deaf.

Usually I find you need to compare side by side. You kinda get used to or forgiving of lower quality productions less hifi if you like the genre / tune.

Except 128 where you can hear artifacts. That watery sound on symbols and high hats, yuck.

As an aside, whatsapp audio is quite rubbish for this. I recorded a video of the sea with binaural sound recently and shared via whatsapp. It sounded pretty degraded compared to the original.