Digital vs. Analog audio article on Wired

[compuryan]

watch this:

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/story/67-audio_files.html

I saw this and, as an audiophile, it just made me sick. I wanted to grab that digital nazi by the neck and strangle him through my computer screen right then and there. The whole world is NOT moving to mp3 crap. I think cds are probably here to stay. I also hope LPs don't get phased out anytime soon. Audiophiles unite! All hail lossless audio and analog recordings!

[Chekhonte]

I'd like to see how people's brain respond to analog sources vs. digital in a functional MRI. I'm curious to see ultra high and low frequencies affect us on an emotional level. I remember seeing a study once that showed that even though we can't consciously hear ultra high and low frequencies, but our brains still react to them.

[aerius]

Did anyone manage to identify the headphones been used by the test subjects during the blind test? I think they're crap-ass Sonys, which would go a long way towards explaining why they can't hear a difference.

[Chekhonte]

yeah they looked like low end sony monitors like the old V6's.

[Dusty Chalk]

I thought they were AKG's (if this is the same show I saw on Sunday on actual television).

And: yeah. Those "golden ears": "I've worked with Beyonce', and Duran Duran, and blah blah blah..." -- yeah, fidelity is real important with those guys. (Although I like Duran Duran musically, their production is nothing special. I might give them a "B-"/"C+".)