Quote Originally Posted by boatofcar View Post
I too would like to see these tests you speak of.
I can tell you all from personal experience that the mind is a terrible thing. When i was doing my DVD-A tests described earlier i thought the MLP sounded best. That is until i blindfolded myself and had someone else randomize the audio. I could tell no difference and in fact the only way i new one was DTS was because i noticed the Bass gain that DTS adds.

Looking at MP3's it's the same way. Most people can't tell the difference without a source next to them for direct comparision and when they do if it's a high quality MP3 it's next to impossible to tell.

Try to keep in mind guys that bit rate is trivial. It only has to do with how data is compressed. What matters is Sampling Rate, Resolution (16-bit, 20-bit, 24-bit) and in the case of lossy audio how far into the human hearing specturm it dips.