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Curse you, itunes! / Can I really tell the difference between bitrates?

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Beren:
On my shitty computer speakers I can't tell the difference between anything over 160. On my headphones.. I think I can tell the difference between 192 and 256 most of the time, but I may just be fooling myself.

TheFuriousWombat:
I can tell the difference between 190 and 128. I have a lot of mp3s from various places at 128 and they definitely sound worse than similar songs of higher bitrates. I have decent speakers/headphones though, so maybe that's the reason.

Narr:
I rip at 256, even though I really don't have the "space" to justify it.  After having listened to higher quality MP3s for awhile, I can tell when it's lower than 196 pretty much right away.  I also tend to listen to music loudly so it sounds extremely washy if I skimp on the quality.

GenericName:
I used to use Limewire to get music, so I didn't often mind when it was a low quality because, frankly, I couldn't get a lot of really better stuff.
Nowadays, it's hard for me to listen to a song that's under 162, because the distortion is just so distracting.

Jackie Blue:
I don't think I've ever even heard an mp3 that was lower than 128.

I usually can't tell the difference, even with headphones on.  Then again, I play in a very very loud psychedelic rock band and I do not wear earplugs.

Oddly enough, though, I can still hear very well at distance.  Maybe, like the dude from Blue Cheer, my eardrums have developed calluses.

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