Interesting article. I think this is the same group that did the really neat double-blind test a while back with the burned CDs. They have further improved the double-blind test by eschewing the burned CDs and using an SPDIF output from the computer on a standardized system. Nicely done, and good data.

I have only one problem with the article: They tested everything at 128. Everyone knows 128 sucks, everyone knows that WMA is better than MP3 at low bitrates, yada yada yada.

I want to see a serious shootout like that one, but with everything at high bitrates or at a decent VBR setting.

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Tony Fabris