Don White wrote:
RCE wrote:

"Black Dog" wrote in message
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:01:10 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT
comREMOVETHIS wrote:



The bottom line is that I don't think that *many* folks can
distinguish the difference in sound quality between an MP3 and a CD
on/in the average home, boat or car stereo syste



Probably not, but in a home? I think so.

Of course the other problem is that I have abnormally acute hearing
even at my middle age - I can hear things others "normal" can't.

So I suppose that enters into it somehow.



I have below average hearing, I am most certainly not an audiophile
and I have no problem telling the difference between a vinyl LP (the
best range of sound), a CD(often missing a lot of the middle range
compared to analogue), and an mp3 with a bit rate below 250 (sounds
like AM radio), played on my home stereo.

Brings to mind first-year physics labs. My 3 lab partners were all
male. One day we went in and the lab instructor says - "Guys you'll
be doing this one today". It was an experiment on finding
harmonics. She told me women can't ususally hear the spot as easily
as men. It was true. My partners had no problem hearing the
harmonic point as we filled the glass tube with water. I heard a
vague buzzing. The tables were turned when we did optics. Find a
second or third order green in a split spectrum. I can discern,
under the right conditions, up to seven orders. My partners only saw
one shade of green.

Stella




What's "green"?

RCE


Mmmm! What if you are a middle aged male and can distinguish between 10
or so shades of green? Would you be too much in touch with your
feminine side?

You can get a job on a decorating show. Or one of those wardrobe
makeover things. But you can't pick my clothes, Don, I hate green.