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! align="left" | 2004-01-18 || 128-kbps Classic || Guruboolez || Private
 
! align="left" | 2004-01-18 || 128-kbps Classic || Guruboolez || Private
 
| iTunes 4.1.052, iTunes 4.7.042, Nero 2.5.9.7<br>Nero 2.9.998 CBR, Nero 2.9.998 VBR || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29924&view=findpost&p=258644 HA Thread]
 
| iTunes 4.1.052, iTunes 4.7.042, Nero 2.5.9.7<br>Nero 2.9.998 CBR, Nero 2.9.998 VBR || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29924&view=findpost&p=258644 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2005-09-05 || 48- & 64-kbps HE-AAC Classic || Guruboolez || Private
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| CT aacPlus v.2 48- & 64-kbps<br>Helix 11.0.0.1897, Nero 3.2.0.20 VBR || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=36868&view=findpost&p=325091 HA Thread]
 
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! align="left" | 2004-11-15 || 130-kbps rjamorim || Guruboolez || Private
 
! align="left" | 2004-11-15 || 130-kbps rjamorim || Guruboolez || Private
 
| [[LAME]] 3.90.3 ABR, 3.96.1 ABR, 3.96.1 VBR || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=17728&view=findpost&p=174740 HA Thread]
 
| [[LAME]] 3.90.3 ABR, 3.96.1 ABR, 3.96.1 VBR || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=17728&view=findpost&p=174740 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2005-01-11 || 128-kbps ff123 || Guruboolez || Private
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| [[LAME]] 3.90.3, 3.96.1, 3.97a5 || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=30547&view=findpost&p=264411 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2005-10-17 || -V5 Classical || Guruboolez || Private
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| [[LAME]] 3.98: -V5, with --vbr-new,<br>add --athaa-sensitivity 1 || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=37973&view=findpost&p=335086 HA Thread]
 
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'''''Notes:'''
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(1) Performed under extreme listening conditions not reproducible on daily listening.''
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==[[MPC]]==
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! align="left" | 2005-06-18 || --standard Classical || Guruboolez || Private
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| 1.01j, 1.15u || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=34911&view=findpost&p=306910 HA Thread]
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==[[Vorbis]]==
 
==[[Vorbis]]==
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! align="left" | 2004-06-17 || 160-kbps Special || Guruboolez || Private
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| 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" | 2004-02-05 || -q4 Transients || Guruboolez || Private
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| RC3 2002-03, RC3 2002-04, 1.01, 1.01 QK2 || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=18359&view=findpost&p=180697 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2003-12-13 || 128-kbps Classical || Guruboolez || Private
 
! align="left" | 2003-12-13 || 128-kbps Classical || Guruboolez || Private
 
| [[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]
 
| [[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" | 2004-06-17 || 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" | 2004-07-12 || 175-kbps Classical || Guruboolez || Private
 
! align="left" | 2004-07-12 || 175-kbps Classical || Guruboolez || Private
 
| [[Vorbis]] Megamix -q5,50, -q5,99 -q6,00<br>[[MP3]] [[LAME]] 3.97a3 -V3, -V2, [[MPC]] -q5 ||
 
| [[Vorbis]] Megamix -q5,50, -q5,99 -q6,00<br>[[MP3]] [[LAME]] 3.97a3 -V3, -V2, [[MPC]] -q5 ||
 
[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=22495&view=findpost&p=218681 HA Thread]
 
[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=22495&view=findpost&p=218681 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2004-12-09 || 130-kbps Classical || Guruboolez || Private
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| [[AAC]] Nero 2.9.9.998<br>[[Vorbis]] aoTuVb3 ||
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[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29925&view=findpost&p=258645 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2005-03-05 || 140-kbps VBR Classical || Guruboolez || Private
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| [[AAC]] Nero 3.0.0.4, [[Vorbis]] 1.1, QK28 ||
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[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32080&view=findpost&p=279240 HA Thread]
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! align="left" | 2005-03-17 || 256-kbps Transcoding (sub-ff123) || Guruboolez || Private
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| [[AAC]] iTunes 4.7, [[MP3]] [[LAME]] 3.97a8<br>[[MPC]] 1.15u, [[Vorbis]] aoTuVb3, [[WavPack]] 4.2b3 Lossy ||
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[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=32440&view=findpost&p=282909 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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| [[LAME]] [[MP3]], [[AAC]]-HE and -LC, [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], [[WMA]] Std || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=35438&view=findpost&p=312296 HA Thread]
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| [[LAME]] [[MP3]], [[AAC]]-HE and -LC,<br>[[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], [[WMA]] Std || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=35438&view=findpost&p=312296 HA Thread]
 
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! align="left" | 2005-08-22 || 180-kbps Classical || Guruboolez || Private
 
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| [[AAC]], [[MP3]], [[MPC]], [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]] || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=36465 HA Thread]
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| [[AAC]], [[MP3]], [[MPC]], [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]]b4 || [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=36465 HA Thread]
 
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! align="left" | 2006-01-13 || 128-kbps General || Sebastian Mares || Public
 
! align="left" | 2006-01-13 || 128-kbps General || Sebastian Mares || Public
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=External Tests=
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Other people also held listening tests outside of Hydrogenaudio (although the organizer of the tests are usually HA members :)
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So, check out the following sites:
 
* [http://www.rjamorim.com/test/index.html Roberto's Public Listening Tests]
 
* [http://www.rjamorim.com/test/index.html Roberto's Public Listening Tests]
 
* [http://www.soundexpert.info/ SoundExpert Listening Tests]
 
* [http://www.soundexpert.info/ SoundExpert Listening Tests]
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Revision as of 12:43, 26 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

AAC

Date Title Performed by Type Codecs Links
2004-01-18 128-kbps Classic Guruboolez Private iTunes 4.1.052, iTunes 4.7.042, Nero 2.5.9.7
Nero 2.9.998 CBR, Nero 2.9.998 VBR 		HA Thread
2005-09-05 48- & 64-kbps HE-AAC Classic Guruboolez Private CT aacPlus v.2 48- & 64-kbps
Helix 11.0.0.1897, Nero 3.2.0.20 VBR 		HA Thread


MP3

Date Title Performed by Type Codecs Links
2004-01-18 Dithering Test (1) Guruboolez Private MP3 Decoders:
MAD, LAME, Fraunhofer, foobar2000 		HA Thread
2004-11-15 130-kbps rjamorim Guruboolez Private LAME 3.90.3 ABR, 3.96.1 ABR, 3.96.1 VBR HA Thread
2005-01-11 128-kbps ff123 Guruboolez Private LAME 3.90.3, 3.96.1, 3.97a5 HA Thread
2005-10-17 -V5 Classical Guruboolez Private LAME 3.98: -V5, with --vbr-new,
add --athaa-sensitivity 1 		HA Thread

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


MPC

Date Title Performed by Type Codecs Links
2005-06-18 --standard Classical Guruboolez Private 1.01j, 1.15u HA Thread


Vorbis

Date Title Performed by Type Codecs Links
2004-06-17 160-kbps Special Guruboolez Private CVS, GT3b2, aoTuVb2, aoTuVb2+QK HA Thread
2004-02-05 -q4 Transients Guruboolez Private RC3 2002-03, RC3 2002-04, 1.01, 1.01 QK2 HA Thread


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
2004-07-12 175-kbps Classical Guruboolez Private Vorbis Megamix -q5,50, -q5,99 -q6,00
MP3 LAME 3.97a3 -V3, -V2, MPC -q5

HA Thread

2004-12-09 130-kbps Classical Guruboolez Private AAC Nero 2.9.9.998
Vorbis aoTuVb3

HA Thread

2005-03-05 140-kbps VBR Classical Guruboolez Private AAC Nero 3.0.0.4, Vorbis 1.1, QK28

HA Thread

2005-03-17 256-kbps Transcoding (sub-ff123) Guruboolez Private AAC iTunes 4.7, MP3 LAME 3.97a8
MPC 1.15u, Vorbis aoTuVb3, WavPack 4.2b3 Lossy

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 aoTuVb4 HA Thread
2006-01-13 128-kbps General Sebastian Mares Public iTunes & Nero AAC, LAME MP3, Vorbis aoTuV, WMA Pro HA Thread
Complete Results


External Tests

Other people also held listening tests outside of Hydrogenaudio (although the organizer of the tests are usually HA members :)

So, check out the following sites:

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