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Preferred Ogg quality setting

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Llorean:
Here's why I use Q6 (I'd use Q10 on an HD player if I didn't have FLAC so readily available, and enough space):

The placebo effect. I know for a fact I can't ABX at Q8 or higher. In fact lower than that, it often depends on problem samples. But, it *feels* like it's better quality. Even though I know logically that I cannot here a difference, a small part of my brain says "Yes, this sounds... cleaner than it does at lower quality. No, I DON'T know what cleaner means. Quit asking. It's better. Okay. Just trust me."

And so I listen at higher quality levels because I can afford the space and battery life costs without concern. Because even if I can't consciously hear the difference, it makes me a little bit happier.

Deano:

--- Quote from: Llorean on August 31, 2006, 10:49:04 AM ---And so I listen at higher quality levels because I can afford the space and battery life costs without concern. Because even if I can't consciously hear the difference, it makes me a little bit happier.

--- End quote ---

I think that is commonly something we all suffer from. When I have messed about with .ogg I had similar issues and being paranoid. Think it is the way things go.

The human brain is annoying! hehe

Llorean:
Hey, if my brain is telling me it sounds better, even if it doesn't *really* sound better, it does for me. That's all that matters, that I think what I hear sounds better, so long as I don't try to force it on others. :)

ryran:
I hear that.

haha...er.. roight.

dcr693:
OK, I'm going to risk a thorough spanking :) and admit that I encode at q0. Yes, q0. That's 64kbps average. I do it because I have a 1 gb iPod nano (got it as a free promo item) so I have to compress to fit a good amount in there.

Can I tell the music is compressed? Oh you bet. But I typically use the nano when I'm running and commuting to work on the subway. Under those conditions, I can make the sacrifice. I must say though, that ogg at 64k sounds surprisingly good for most music types. A typical CD encodes into 20-30mb. For classical music though, I can't encode at less than 96 or it's just unlistenable.

FWIW, I also have a 30 gb iPod Photo and I encode in mp3 using LAME and 128k ABR. I did some blink ABX testing and really could not tell the difference with my headphones. I don't have a particularly great hi-fi setup at home, so it didn't matter.

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