[CUBE] itunes 4-Where to now?

[Benjamin Ing]

The problem is that "better" is a subjective term. If you are looking 
for sonic accuracy, you would have to go back and compare to the 
original masters. Based on what you like, better may or may not be what 
the artist originally intended. Dolby tends to use sonic tricks to make 
things sound "better" than the original by increasing intelligibility 
at the expense of image and spatial information. For many real-world 
listening environments the tricks that are used are quite acceptable 
and pleasing.

On Friday, May 2, 2003, at 10:50 AM, Thubten Kunga wrote:

> I think what is most amazing to my ears/brain is that a ripped 128kbps 
> AAC file from a 192kbps MP3 source file sounds as good as or BETTER 
> than the original. How the hell is that possible? Are my ears fooling 
> me with Dolby's magic formula or what? Or is it just a placebo effect 
> — part of Steve's Reality Distortion Field?