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| style="width:101px" | Guruboolez  
 
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| style="width:299px" | iTunes 4.1.052, 4.7.042;<br>Nero 2.5.9.7, 2.9.998 CBR, 2.9.998 VBR  
 
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| Guruboolez
 
| Guruboolez
 
| CT aacPlus v.2 48- & 64-kbps<br>Helix 11.0.0.1897, Nero 3.2.0.20 VBR
 
| CT aacPlus v.2 48- & 64-kbps<br>Helix 11.0.0.1897, Nero 3.2.0.20 VBR
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| 2013-09-19
 
| 2013-09-19
 
| 96 & 128 kbps AAC-LC
 
| 96 & 128 kbps AAC-LC
 
| Kamedo2
 
| Kamedo2
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| FFmpeg r.55212 abr <br>FFmpeg r.55212+v4 patch abr <br>FDK-AAC 0.1.1 cbr
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==[[MP3]]==
 
==[[MP3]]==
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| style="width:174px" | Dithering Test (1)<br>Special  
 
| style="width:174px" | Dithering Test (1)<br>Special  
 
| style="width:101px" | Guruboolez  
 
| style="width:101px" | Guruboolez  
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| style="width:299px" | [[MP3]] Decoders: <br>MAD, [[LAME]], Fraunhofer, foobar2000  
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| 2004-11-15
 
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| Guruboolez
 
| Guruboolez
 
| [[LAME]] 3.90.3 ABR, 3.96.1 ABR, 3.96.1 VBR
 
| [[LAME]] 3.90.3 ABR, 3.96.1 ABR, 3.96.1 VBR
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| [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29422&view=findpost&p=253968 HA Thread]
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| [[LAME]] 3.90.3, 3.96.1, 3.97a5
 
| [[LAME]] 3.90.3, 3.96.1, 3.97a5
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| [[LAME]] 3.98: -V5, -V5 --vbr-new,<br> -V5 --vbr-new --athaa-sensitivity 1
 
| [[LAME]] 3.98: -V5, -V5 --vbr-new,<br> -V5 --vbr-new --athaa-sensitivity 1
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| [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=37973&view=findpost&p=335086 HA Thread]
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| [[LAME]] 3.97:-V5 --vbr-new, 3.98.4 -V 5.7, 3.99.5 -V 4.99
 
| [[LAME]] 3.97:-V5 --vbr-new, 3.98.4 -V 5.7, 3.99.5 -V 4.99
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| [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=96800 HA Thread]
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| 2013-05-17
 
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| Kamedo2
 
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| [[LAME]]3100i V2+, [[LAME]] 3.99.5 -V1, [[LAME]] 3.98.4 224kbps cbr q0, Helix v5.1 VBR -V146, BladeEnc(Low Anchor)
 
| [[LAME]]3100i V2+, [[LAME]] 3.99.5 -V1, [[LAME]] 3.98.4 224kbps cbr q0, Helix v5.1 VBR -V146, BladeEnc(Low Anchor)
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| style="width:101px" | Guruboolez  
 
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| style="width:299px" | 1.01j, 1.15u  
 
| style="width:299px" | 1.01j, 1.15u  
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==[[Vorbis]]==
 
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| style="width:101px" | Guruboolez  
 
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| style="width:299px" | GT2 & PCVS  
 
| style="width:299px" | GT2 & PCVS  
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| CVS, GT3b2, [[aoTuV]]b2, [[aoTuV]]b2+QK
 
| CVS, GT3b2, [[aoTuV]]b2, [[aoTuV]]b2+QK
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| [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=22495&view=findpost&p=218681 HA Thread]
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| RC3 2002-03, RC3 2002-04, 1.01, 1.01 QK2
 
| RC3 2002-03, RC3 2002-04, 1.01, 1.01 QK2
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| [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=18359&view=findpost&p=180697 HA Thread]
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==[[WMA]]==
 
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| style="width:299px" | [[WMA]]9 Standard & Pro  
 
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| style="width:299px" | [[Opus]] 1.0.2, 1.1a, 1.1post-a
 
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=Multiformat Tests=
 
=Multiformat Tests=
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| style="width:101px" | Guruboolez  
 
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| style="width:299px" | [[AAC]] (FAAC, PsyTel, Nero, QuickTime)<br>[[MP3]] [[LAME]] 3.90.3, [[MPC]] 1.14, [[Vorbis]] GT3b1, [[WMA]]9 Pro  
 
| style="width:299px" | [[AAC]] (FAAC, PsyTel, Nero, QuickTime)<br>[[MP3]] [[LAME]] 3.90.3, [[MPC]] 1.14, [[Vorbis]] GT3b1, [[WMA]]9 Pro  
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| [[AAC]] (iTunes, Nero, FAAC), <br>[[Vorbis]] 1.01, [[WMA]]9, [[MP3]] [[LAME]] 3.93.1
 
| [[AAC]] (iTunes, Nero, FAAC), <br>[[Vorbis]] 1.01, [[WMA]]9, [[MP3]] [[LAME]] 3.93.1
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| [[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
 
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| [[AAC]] Nero 2.9.9.998<br>[[Vorbis]] aoTuVb3
 
| [[AAC]] Nero 2.9.9.998<br>[[Vorbis]] aoTuVb3
 
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| [[AAC]] Nero 3.0.0.4, [[Vorbis]] 1.1, QK28
 
| [[AAC]] Nero 3.0.0.4, [[Vorbis]] 1.1, QK28
 
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| [[AAC]] iTunes 4.7, [[MP3]] [[LAME]] 3.97a8<br>[[MPC]] 1.15u, [[Vorbis]] aoTuVb3, [[WavPack]] 4.2b3 Lossy
 
| [[AAC]] iTunes 4.7, [[MP3]] [[LAME]] 3.97a8<br>[[MPC]] 1.15u, [[Vorbis]] aoTuVb3, [[WavPack]] 4.2b3 Lossy
 
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| [[LAME]] [[MP3]], [[AAC]]-HE and -LC,<br>[[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], [[WMA]] Std
 
| [[LAME]] [[MP3]], [[AAC]]-HE and -LC,<br>[[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]], [[WMA]] Std
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| [[AAC]], [[MP3]], [[MPC]], [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]]b4
 
| [[AAC]], [[MP3]], [[MPC]], [[Vorbis]] [[aoTuV]]b4
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| 2014-02-01
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| 128-kbps<br>Various
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| Kamedo2
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| [[AAC]] ([[Fraunhofer FDK AAC|FDK]], [[FAAC]], FFmpeg native), [[MP3]] ([[LAME]]), [[AC3]]
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| [https://www.hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,104471.0.html HA Thread]
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| 2015-07-21
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| 96-kbps<br>Various
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| Kamedo2
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| [[AAC]] (Nero, FFmpeg native), [[MP3]] ([[LAME]]), [[Opus]]
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| [https://www.hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,109716.0.html HA Thread]
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| 2019-04-04
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| 192-kbps<br>Various
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| Kamedo2
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| [[MP3]] ([[LAME]]), [[Opus]]
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| [https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,117489.0.html HA Thread]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:32, 6 December 2022

Individual hydrogenaudio members have from time to time carried out their own private listening tests. Though individual perception of different kinds of artifacts varies from person to person, these tests provide some additional data points for comparing lossy encoders.

Single-format Tests

AAC

Date Title
Samples 		Performed by Codecs Links
2004-12-09 Ahead vs Apple 128-kbps
Classical 		Guruboolez iTunes 4.1.052, 4.7.042;
Nero 2.5.9.7, 2.9.998 CBR, 2.9.998 VBR 		HA Thread
2005-09-05 48- & 64-kbps HE-AAC
Classical 		Guruboolez CT aacPlus v.2 48- & 64-kbps
Helix 11.0.0.1897, Nero 3.2.0.20 VBR 		HA Thread
2013-09-19 96 & 128 kbps AAC-LC Kamedo2 FFmpeg r.55212 abr
FFmpeg r.55212+v4 patch abr
FDK AAC 0.1.1 cbr 		HA Thread

MP3

Date Title
Samples 		Performed by Codecs Links
2004-01-18 Dithering Test (1)
Special 		Guruboolez MP3 Decoders:
MAD, LAME, Fraunhofer, foobar2000 		HA Thread
2004-11-15 130-kbps LAME
rjamorim 		Guruboolez LAME 3.90.3 ABR, 3.96.1 ABR, 3.96.1 VBR HA Thread
2005-01-11 128-kbps LAME
ff123 		Guruboolez LAME 3.90.3, 3.96.1, 3.97a5 HA Thread
2005-10-17 LAME 3.98 -V5
Classical 		Guruboolez LAME 3.98: -V5, -V5 --vbr-new,
-V5 --vbr-new --athaa-sensitivity 1 		HA Thread
2012-09-03 LAME IgorC LAME 3.97:-V5 --vbr-new, 3.98.4 -V 5.7, 3.99.5 -V 4.99 HA Thread
2013-05-17 LAME Kamedo2 LAME3100i V2+, LAME 3.99.5 -V1, LAME 3.98.4 224kbps cbr q0, Helix v5.1 VBR -V146, BladeEnc(Low Anchor) HA Thread

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

MPC

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

Vorbis

Date Title
Samples 		Performed by Codecs Links
2003-06-18 128-kbps
ff123/rjamorim 		Guruboolez GT2 & PCVS HA Thread
2004-06-17 160-kbps
Special 		Guruboolez CVS, GT3b2, aoTuVb2, aoTuVb2+QK HA Thread
2004-02-05 -q4
Transients 		Guruboolez RC3 2002-03, RC3 2002-04, 1.01, 1.01 QK2 HA Thread

WMA

Date Title
Samples 		Performed by Codecs Links
2003-06-18 128-kbps
ff123/rjamorim 		Guruboolez WMA9 Standard & Pro HA Thread

Opus

Date Title
Samples 		Performed by Codecs Links
2013-04-21 96 kbps IgorC Opus 1.0.2, 1.1a, 1.1post-a HA Thread

Multiformat Tests

Date Title
Samples 		Performed by Codecs Links
2003-10-11 130-kbps
Classical (Baroque) 		Guruboolez AAC (FAAC, PsyTel, Nero, QuickTime)
MP3 LAME 3.90.3, MPC 1.14, Vorbis GT3b1, WMA9 Pro 		HA Thread
2003-12-13 128-kbps
Classical 		Guruboolez AAC (iTunes, Nero, FAAC),
Vorbis 1.01, WMA9, MP3 LAME 3.93.1 		HA Thread
2004-07-12 175-kbps
Classical 		Guruboolez 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 AAC Nero 2.9.9.998
Vorbis aoTuVb3

HA Thread

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

HA Thread

2005-03-17 256-kbps Transcode from MP3
subset of ff123 		Guruboolez 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 LAME MP3, AAC-HE and -LC,
Vorbis aoTuV, WMA Std 		HA Thread
2005-08-09 96-kbps
Classical & Various 		Guruboolez LAME MP3, AAC,Vorbis aoTuV (Lancer), MPC, WMA Hardware.fr thread (in French)
2005-08-22 180-kbps
Classical 		Guruboolez AAC, MP3, MPC, Vorbis aoTuVb4 HA Thread
2014-02-01 128-kbps
Various 		Kamedo2 AAC (FDK, FAAC, FFmpeg native), MP3 (LAME), AC3 HA Thread
2015-07-21 96-kbps
Various 		Kamedo2 AAC (Nero, FFmpeg native), MP3 (LAME), Opus HA Thread
2019-04-04 192-kbps
Various 		Kamedo2 MP3 (LAME), Opus HA Thread
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