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! align="left" | 2003-06-18 || 128-kbps ff123/rjamorim || Guruboolez || Private
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| [[Vorbis]] GT2 & PCVS || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=10555&view=findpost&p=106189 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2003-06-18 || 128-kbps ff123/rjamorim || Guruboolez || Private
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| [[WMA]]9 Standard & Pro || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=10551&view=findpost&p=106158 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2003-10-11 || 130-kbps Classical || Guruboolez || Private
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| [[AAC]] (FAAC, PsyTel, Nero, QuickTime)<br>[[MP3]] [[LAME]], [[MPC]], [[Vorbis]] CVS, [[WMA]]9 Pro || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=14091&view=findpost&p=142684 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2003-12-13 || 128-kbps Classical || Guruboolez || Private
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| [[AAC]] (QuickTime, Nero, FAAC), [[Vorbis]] 1.01, [[WMA]]9, [[MP3]] [[LAME]] || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=16395&view=findpost&p=163116 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2004-01-18 || Dithering Test (1) || Guruboolez || Private
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| [[MP3]] Decoders: <br>MAC, [[LAME]], Fraunhofer, foobar2000 || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=17728&view=findpost&p=174740 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2004-06-17 || 160-kbps Special || Guruboolez || Private
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| [[Vorbis]] (CVS, GT3b2, [[aoTuV]]b2, [[aoTuV]]b2+QK || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=22495&view=findpost&p=218681 HA Thread]
 
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! align="left" | 2005-07-11 || 80-kbps Various || Guruboolez || Private
 
! align="left" | 2005-07-11 || 80-kbps Various || Guruboolez || Private
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| iTunes & Nero [[AAC]], [[LAME]] [[MP3]], [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], [[WMA]] Pro || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=40607&view=findpost&p=357117 HA Thread]<br>[http://www.maresweb.de/listening-tests/mf-128-1/results.htm Complete Results]
 
| iTunes & Nero [[AAC]], [[LAME]] [[MP3]], [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], [[WMA]] Pro || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=40607&view=findpost&p=357117 HA Thread]<br>[http://www.maresweb.de/listening-tests/mf-128-1/results.htm Complete Results]
 
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'''''Notes:'''
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(1) Performed under extreme listening conditions not reproducible on daily listening.''
  
 
Also check out the following sites:
 
Also check out the following sites:

Revision as of 15:17, 23 January 2006

From time to time, HydrogenAudio members conducted listening tests, either public ones or private ones. These listening test should be valuable in gauging the performance of various digital audio techniques, e.g. compression, transcoding, etc., on a certain point in time.

It should be noted that these tests may become obsoleted by newer enhancements in the techniques. So please ensure that there's no newer tests before drawing conclusions.

This page contains links to Listening Tests carried out by various members of HydrogenAudio.

Format-specific Tests

MP3

Vorbis

Comparison Tests

Date Title Performed by Type Codecs Links
2003-06-18 128-kbps ff123/rjamorim Guruboolez Private Vorbis GT2 & PCVS HA Thread
2003-06-18 128-kbps ff123/rjamorim Guruboolez Private WMA9 Standard & Pro HA Thread
2003-10-11 130-kbps Classical Guruboolez Private AAC (FAAC, PsyTel, Nero, QuickTime)
MP3 LAME, MPC, Vorbis CVS, WMA9 Pro
HA Thread
2003-12-13 128-kbps Classical Guruboolez Private AAC (QuickTime, Nero, FAAC), Vorbis 1.01, WMA9, MP3 LAME HA Thread
2004-01-18 Dithering Test (1) Guruboolez Private MP3 Decoders:
MAC, LAME, Fraunhofer, foobar2000
HA Thread
2004-06-17 160-kbps Special Guruboolez Private Vorbis (CVS, GT3b2, aoTuVb2, aoTuVb2+QK HA Thread
2005-07-11 80-kbps Various Guruboolez Private LAME MP3, AAC-HE and -LC, Vorbis aoTuV, WMA Std HA Thread
2005-08-22 180-kbps Classical Guruboolez Private AAC, MP3, MPC, Vorbis aoTuV HA Thread
2006-01-13 128-kbps General Sebastian Mares Public iTunes & Nero AAC, LAME MP3, Vorbis aoTuV, WMA Pro HA Thread
Complete Results

Notes: (1) Performed under extreme listening conditions not reproducible on daily listening.

Also check out the following sites: