[islandlabs] [wusbstaff] [Music] [Technical] ABX Testing (music listening) Party!

[Glenn Wester]

I'm in


On Nov 17, 2009, at 10:23 AM, Jonathan Dahan <jedahan at gmail.com> wrote:

> So far we have 4 confirmed people (though not all have responded on  
> this thread). Remember to bring your own headphones if possible in  
> addition to the songs you know.
>
> - Jonathan
>
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> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9:19 AM, isobel breheny-schafer <ibrehenyschafer at gmail.com 
> > wrote:
> RSVP - Isobel will be there
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> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:55 PM, Jonathan Dahan <jedahan at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> I am inviting everyone who wants to join me for some ABX testing, to  
> see if we really can tell the difference between audio formats and  
> different hardware! Plus we are all gonna get a sample of great new  
> music we might not normally hear. Everyone must choose at least 3  
> tracks they know really well and 1 track they have barely listened  
> to from CDs you either own, or can borrow from someone.
>
> We will be using an entry level DENON-2803s receiver as the  
> amplifier, sourced from a SONY DVP-D70P. We will be listening with a  
> pair of Allesando MS-2s and Beyerdynamic DT770s in a damn quiet room.
>
> Reply if you can come, and if you want to bring any equipment - it  
> would be cool to listen to some vinyl if someone has a good cartridge 
> +turntable or a different set of cans or amps.
>
> The party will start at 5pm on 11/20 in room 1-113 of the Math  
> Tower. That's across from the sports center, next to the Physics  
> building (actually attached, like some weird tumor).
>
> Some links to learn about ABX testing, for the curious:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABX_test
> http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=ABX
>
> Since this is the first group ABX I have conducted, I want to keep  
> it 'simple'. We will use the following formats, though a listener  
> would only need to do four comparison tests do determine what format  
> they can't tell from the original recording.
>
> Formats:
> Lossless: CD, ALAC
> Lossy: LossyFLAC, MP3( extreme, standard, cbr128, v9)
>
> - Jonathan
>
> PS. This is what part of the alphabet would look like, if we removed  
> Q and R
>
> PPS. We will have food.
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