Can non-audiophiles really not tell the difference? I read this in Playboy

Clipdat
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Can non-audiophiles really not tell the difference?

Yes, a true non-audiophile can not tell the difference between the way an iTunes AAC file sounds versus a lossless FLAC file.

This is what non-audiophiles believe, that nothing makes a difference in sound quality.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,570
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Can non-audiophiles really not tell the difference?

    Yes, a true non-audiophile can not tell the difference between the way an iTunes AAC file sounds versus a lossless FLAC file.

    This is what non-audiophiles believe, that nothing makes a difference in sound quality.

    Honestly, it depends on the system
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  • displayname
    displayname Posts: 1,149
    Totally agree. I've seen loads of these "tests" where the listeners sampled 30 second clips of poor recorded top 40 tracks, listening over ear buds or beats plugged into a phone.

    With proper gear I don't think everyone can tell the difference, but I think a large percentage of "non-audiophiles" could pretty quickly tell a difference. Especially on excellent recordings.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,952
    edited October 2020
    lol, don't take the thread title or content too seriously guys, I just made it all up.

    Just having some fun mirroring Warren's thread title/content :p

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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,603
    Does Playboy even exist any more? Not sure I'd be able to tell the difference between a boom box and an audiophile system while looking at the Christmas issue...
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  • displayname
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    I didn't even open that other thread when I saw Quara in the title. So I guess that gives away the click bait that got me here, lol
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  • msg
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    I don't know much about it. Is there something not good about Quora?
    I disabled signatures.
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  • displayname
    displayname Posts: 1,149
    msg wrote: »
    I don't know much about it. Is there something not good about Quora?
    It's like yahoo answers if you've ever come across that site. I've always found the quality of the content to be very low, but that's just my experience. Obviously some people are into because it's a pretty popular site.
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  • msg
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    Ah, I see.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    I go to Penthouse myself for all my hi fi reading material....
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  • Clipdat
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    hahahaha,

    My son and his friends were jamming some tunes on my main system. I was like it sounds like junk. My son was playing from his phone. I put the disc in of the same thing they were listening to. All of the kids got an eye opening.
    When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.
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