Difference between revisions of "Hydrogenaudio Listening Tests"
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| [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], Quicktime HE-[[AAC]], [[Opus]] | | [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], Quicktime HE-[[AAC]], [[Opus]] | ||
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| [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], Nero [[AAC]],<br>[[WMA]] Pro | | [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], Nero [[AAC]],<br>[[WMA]] Pro | ||
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| [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], Nero [[AAC]],<br>[[WMA]] Pro, [[WMA]] Standard | | [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], Nero [[AAC]],<br>[[WMA]] Pro, [[WMA]] Standard | ||
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| iTunes & Nero [[AAC]], [[LAME]] [[MP3]],<br>[[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], [[WMA]] Pro | | iTunes & Nero [[AAC]], [[LAME]] [[MP3]],<br>[[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], [[WMA]] Pro | ||
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| CT, Fraunhofer IIS, Nero, QuickTime TVBR & CVBR | | CT, Fraunhofer IIS, Nero, QuickTime TVBR & CVBR | ||
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| 3gpp (v1), CT (v1 & v2), Nero (v1 & v2) | | 3gpp (v1), CT (v1 & v2), Nero (v1 & v2) | ||
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| Nero HE-AAC v1 & v2 | | Nero HE-AAC v1 & v2 | ||
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| [[LAME]] 3.97, [[LAME]] 3.98.2, [[iTunes]], [[FhG]], [[Helix]] | | [[LAME]] 3.97, [[LAME]] 3.98.2, [[iTunes]], [[FhG]], [[Helix]] | ||
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* <s> ff123's site on audio testing and listening tests</s> (most recent test 2002-07-27) | * <s> ff123's site on audio testing and listening tests</s> (most recent test 2002-07-27) | ||
* <s> Roberto's Public Listening Tests</s> (most recent test 2004-07-11) | * <s> Roberto's Public Listening Tests</s> (most recent test 2004-07-11) | ||
− | * [http://listening-tests. | + | * [http://listening-tests.hydrogenaud.io/sebastian/ Sebastian Mares' Listening Tests] (most recent test updated 2008-11-22) |
* [http://www.soundexpert.info/ SoundExpert Listening Tests] (continually updated) | * [http://www.soundexpert.info/ SoundExpert Listening Tests] (continually updated) | ||
[[Category:Listening Tests]] | [[Category:Listening Tests]] |
Revision as of 15:53, 16 July 2014
One of the most visible ways that HydrogenAudio members have shown their enthusiasm for audio quality and their respect for scientific principles over the years is by organizing and participating in public blind listening tests of lossy codecs and presenting statistical analyses of the results. These results show the advantages and disadvantages of different formats and encoders and help identify which are "state of the art."
Private listening tests also provide useful data, but the public HydrogenAudio tests are a rarity in having enough participants to both average out variations among individual listeners and still have statistically significant results.
Note that a listening test cannot really compare formats or encoder "brands." Instead, it compares particular versions of particular encoders at particular bitrates. Results will differ with different encoders, newer versions of the same encoders, or different bitrates. Use caution when extrapolating, and use the most recent results when extrapolating to the newest encoder versions.
Note: There would be no point in listening tests of lossless encoders; the decoded results are bit-identical to the original uncompressed recordings. Lossless encoder comparisons instead consider technical aspects such as compression ratio and encode/decode speed.
All tests are sorted by date, newest first. All dates are in ISO8601 format.
Multiformat Tests
Date | Title Samples |
Performed by | Codecs | Links |
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2011-04-10 | 64-kbps General |
IgorC | Vorbis aoTuV, Quicktime HE-AAC, Opus | HA Thread Complete Result |
2007-08-16 | 64-kbps General |
Sebastian Mares | Vorbis aoTuV, Nero AAC, WMA Pro |
HA Thread Complete Result |
2006-11-22 | 48-kbps General |
Sebastian Mares | Vorbis aoTuV, Nero AAC, WMA Pro, WMA Standard |
HA Thread Complete Result |
2006-01-13 | 128-kbps General |
Sebastian Mares | iTunes & Nero AAC, LAME MP3, Vorbis aoTuV, WMA Pro |
HA Thread Complete Result |
Single-format Tests
AAC
Date | Title Samples |
Performed by | Codecs | Links |
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2011-08-20 | 96-kbps General |
IgorC | CT, Fraunhofer IIS, Nero, QuickTime TVBR & CVBR | HA Thread Complete result |
2006-02-20 | 48-kbps HE-AAC General |
Gabriel | 3gpp (v1), CT (v1 & v2), Nero (v1 & v2) | HA Thread Complete Result |
2006-02-05 | 48-kbps HE-AAC Classical |
Ivan Dimkovic | Nero HE-AAC v1 & v2 | HA Thread |
MP3
Date | Title Samples |
Performed by | Codecs | Links |
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2008-10-17 | 130-kbps General |
Sebastian Mares | LAME 3.97, LAME 3.98.2, iTunes, FhG, Helix | HA Thread Complete Result |
External Tests
Other people have held listening tests in venues outside of Hydrogenaudio (although the organizers of the tests tend to be HA members :). The results of these tests are found below:
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ff123's site on audio testing and listening tests(most recent test 2002-07-27) -
Roberto's Public Listening Tests(most recent test 2004-07-11) - Sebastian Mares' Listening Tests (most recent test updated 2008-11-22)
- SoundExpert Listening Tests (continually updated)