Listener Comments for Blackwater
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Anonymous0
ath.doc
Case.doc
Anonymous1
Continuum.doc
Anonymous2
dt.doc
ff123.doc
Garf.doc
Gecko.doc
greycat.doc
Anonymous3
Anonymous4
Anonymous5
Anonymous6
JohnV.doc
Jon Ingram.doc
kdo.doc
lannocc.doc
Anonymous7
maxx.doc
mithrandir.doc
neil b.doc
Psyche.doc
rts.doc
Anonymous8
Anonymous9
Anonymous10
Anonymous11
Volcano.doc
Wikan.doc
[JAZ].doc
[proxima].doc
Listener: Anonymous0
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
1R Rating: 1.5
1R Comment:
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
2R Rating: 4.0
2R Comment:
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3R Rating: 1.7
3R Comment:
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
4R Rating: 3.1
4R Comment:
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5L Rating: 4.0
5L Comment:
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ABX Results:
Listener: ath.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
1R Rating: 2.0
1R Comment: destroyed highs, metallic overtones in guitar
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
2R Rating: 3.2
2R Comment: harsh, painfully bright cymbals
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3L Rating: 3.2
3L Comment: same as 2
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
4R Rating: 3.7
4R Comment: highs sound grainier and less defined. shorter, muffled decay
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
5L Rating: 2.0
5L Comment: mangled, mushy hi-hats. guitar smeared.
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ABX Results:
Listener: Case.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
1R Rating: 1.0
1R Comment: horrible. smeared and whistles.
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2L Rating: 3.6
2L Comment: too bright, some constant "blowing" noise in the middle channel
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3R Rating: 3.6
3R Comment: same as 2
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
4R Rating: 1.2
4R Comment: horrible smearing, some instruments unrecognizable due to distortions
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5R Rating: 4.7
5R Comment: some additional noise in cymbals, otherwise very good
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ABX Results:
Listener: Anonymous1
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
1L Rating: 1.0
1L Comment: sounds like bits goes over
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
2L Rating: 4.0
2L Comment: middle sounds too low
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3L Rating: 2.0
3L Comment: discants goes over
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
4R Rating: 3.0
4R Comment: discant is too clear
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5L Rating: 4.0
5L Comment: too clear discant
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ABX Results:
Listener: Continuum.doc
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
1L Rating: 4.0
1L Comment: lower frequ. strings
stereo "hopping" from left to right
echo
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2L Rating: 2.0
2L Comment: under water, HF distorted
stereo lost
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
3R Rating: 2.8
3R Comment: distortion in pizzicato
stereo lost
noise shaping bad (sec 11)
disturbing HF tones
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4L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
4L Rating: 4.2
4L Comment: echo, bad HF (strings better than 3)
better than 1
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5L Rating: 4.5
5L Comment: most pleasant codec
echo
hits changed
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ABX Results:
Listener: Anonymous2
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
1L Rating: 3.5
1L Comment:
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2L Rating: 3.5
2L Comment:
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3R Rating: 1.0
3R Comment:
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4L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4L Rating: 1.1
4L Comment:
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5R Rating: 1.8
5R Comment:
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ABX Results:
Listener: dt.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
1R Rating: 3.2
1R Comment: Distorted electric guitar and distorted and cymbals; noticable high-pass filter;
Flange on hi-freq bands; [OGG 64 or q0]
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
2L Rating: 1.2
2L Comment: Really annoying metallic, artificial and smeared cymbals; [WMA]
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3L Rating: 1.5
3L Comment: Very noticable high-pass filter; Flange on cymbals; Annoying; [AAC]
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
4R Rating: 3.2
4R Comment: Metallic and artificial cymbals; Smeared stereo image; Artificial hi-freq;
[OGG 64 or q0]
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5R Rating: 3.0
5R Comment: Distortion on bass guitar and a lot of clippings; [MP3Pro]
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ABX Results:
Listener: ff123.doc
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
1L Rating: 3.4
1L Comment: noise pumping along with the guitar in the quiet section
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
2R Rating: 1.7
2R Comment: smearing of the guitar in the quiet part, horribly metallic in the loud section
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3L Rating: 2.7
3L Comment: noise pumping and fluttering in the quiet section; loud section ok;
worse than sample 1
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4R Rating: 3.8
4R Comment: some loss of stereo; guitar plucks seem fuzzy; probably the best loud
section, and the best overall
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
5L Rating: 1.9
5L Comment: smearing of guitar in quiet section, flanging throughout which is especially
bad in the loud section
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ABX Results:
Listener: Garf.doc
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
1L Rating: 4.0
1L Comment: Mostly flanging in busy parts
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
2R Rating: 1.5
2R Comment: Heavy flanging, watery
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3R Rating: 3.8
3R Comment: Substantial noise increase
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
5R Rating: 1.3
5R Comment: Oh god
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ABX Results:
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
4 out of 8, pval 0.637
Listener: Gecko.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
1L Rating: 3.2
1L Comment: rel clear
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2L Rating: 2.8
2L Comment: highs sound strange
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3L Rating: 1.8
3L Comment: warbly, lacking highs
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4L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4L Rating: 2.2
4L Comment: metallic
guess: wma
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5L Rating: 2.6
5L Comment: i would call this stereo smearing
could be one of the oggs
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Listener: greycat.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
1R Rating: 4.2
1R Comment: Had to rest my ears after coming back to this one; very loud sample. :)
Loss of "power" (presence) in the sweep and the second half (cymbals), just
like #4. Hard to tell which one is better, but I did miss 2 during ABX, so I'll
bump this one up by 0.2 points.
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2R Rating: 1.5
2R Comment: The second half of the sample is muffled to the point of absurdity. Even
the first half of the sample has a definite loss of presence.
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
3R Rating: 3.5
3R Comment: Cymbals distorted in the second half of the sample.
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4R Rating: 4.0
4R Comment: Subtle loss of "power" (presence) in the sweep and the second half of the
sample (cymbals). Became more obvious after ABX. Still sounds pretty
good. This and #1 were the only ones where I had some trouble, at first,
deciding which side was the original.
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5L Rating: 1.0
5L Comment: Wow. Someone replaced the percussion with little glass bells. And then
they muffled the rest of the sounds, too.
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ABX Results:
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
8 out of 10, pval 0.055
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5 out of 5, pval 0.031
Listener: Anonymous3
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
1L Rating: 1.0
1L Comment:
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
2R Rating: 2.2
2R Comment:
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3L Rating: 3.3
3L Comment:
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
5L Rating: 1.7
5L Comment:
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ABX Results:
Listener: Anonymous4
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
1L Rating: 3.5
1L Comment: acoustic 5.0, distortion 3.0
i didn't do a real average here (and in the rest of the test) because acoustic
is easy to encode,and distortion really matters in music i usually listen to
(and to the rest of this specific song)
I gave the final score mostly by the distorted part
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2L Rating: 1.5
2L Comment: the acoustic part is faithful, the part with the distortion is horrible
4.5 for acoustic, 1.0 for distortion
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3R Rating: 3.0
3R Comment: pre-echo, drums are unfaithful to original
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4R Rating: 1.5
4R Comment: a lot of pre-echo, drums sound horrible, distorted guitars don't sound as
good as they do in the original
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5R Rating: 4.5
5R Comment: acoustic 5.0, distortion 4.0
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ABX Results:
Listener: Anonymous5
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
1L Rating: 1.0
1L Comment: Arpeggio smeared
Everything sounds splashy
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
2L Rating: 2.0
2L Comment: Arpeggio smeared
Distorted guitar sounds better than samples 3&4
Clean arpeggio sounds worse than 3&4
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3R Rating: 1.8
3R Comment: Distorted part sounds narrower than original.
Hihat sounds centered, louder, nearer(less ambiance) and harsher
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
4R Rating: 1.8
4R Comment: Distorted part sounds narrower than original.
Hihat sounds centered, louder, nearer(less ambiance) and harsher
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
5R Rating: 1.1
5R Comment: Arpeggio smeared.
Everything sounds splashy
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ABX Results:
Listener: Anonymous6
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
1R Rating: 2.6
1R Comment:
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3R Rating: 4.5
3R Comment:
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4L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
4L Rating: 4.3
4L Comment:
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5L Rating: 2.8
5L Comment:
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ABX Results:
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
9 out of 10, pval 0.011
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5 out of 10, pval 0.623
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
14 out of 20, pval 0.058
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
10 out of 10, pval < 0.001
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
10 out of 10, pval < 0.001
Listener: JohnV.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
1R Rating: 2.8
1R Comment: All the Blackwater samples have somewhat different guitar sound.
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R Rating: 2.5
2R Comment:
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3R Rating: 2.8
3R Comment:
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4L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
4L Rating: 2.6
4L Comment:
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
5R Rating: 2.2
5R Comment: Worst quality, smeared and flanging guitar during the first 10 sec.
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ABX Results:
Listener: Jon Ingram.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
1R Rating: 3.4
1R Comment: artifacted, but not totally unpleasant to listen to
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R Rating: 3.0
2R Comment: notes sound slightly uncertain
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3L Rating: 3.2
3L Comment: uncertain again, although not as bad as 2
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4L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4L Rating: 2.0
4L Comment: harsh overtones at beginning, completely gives up on the loud passage.
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5R Rating: 4.0
5R Comment: much less annoying than the others.
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ABX Results:
Listener: kdo.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
1R Rating: 2.0
1R Comment: guitar is distorted, cymbals are smeared
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2L Rating: 1.0
2L Comment: guitars are very distorted, cymbals very distorted
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3L Rating: 2.5
3L Comment: acoustic guitar attacks and cymbals are smeared
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4R Rating: 1.5
4R Comment: guitar attacks smeared, cymbals are totally smeared
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5R Rating: 2.5
5R Comment: acoustic guitar attacks and cymbals are smeared
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ABX Results:
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
13 out of 14, pval < 0.001
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
5 out of 5, pval 0.031
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5 out of 5, pval 0.031
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5 out of 5, pval 0.031
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5 out of 5, pval 0.031
Listener: lannocc.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
1R Rating: 4.6
1R Comment:
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R Rating: 4.6
2R Comment:
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3L Rating: 4.6
3L Comment:
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4R Rating: 3.0
4R Comment:
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5R Rating: 4.6
5R Comment:
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ABX Results:
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
10 out of 10, pval < 0.001
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
12 out of 13, pval 0.002
Listener: Anonymous7
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
1R Rating: 4.1
1R Comment: Much brighter. A bit confused
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2L Rating: 1.9
2L Comment: Confusing, washed up
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
3L Rating: 1.0
3L Comment: Confused! Metallic!
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5L Rating: 3.0
5L Comment: A bit confused
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ABX Results:
Listener: maxx.doc
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
1L Rating: 3.6
1L Comment:
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2L Rating: 4.8
2L Comment:
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3R Rating: 2.0
3R Comment:
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4L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4L Rating: 1.5
4L Comment:
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5L Rating: 4.8
5L Comment:
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ABX Results:
Listener: mithrandir.doc
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
1L Rating: 3.4
1L Comment: Slight stereo collapse, cymbals are simply too bright and
unrealistic compared to reference, would have been the top performer
otherwise.
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2R Rating: 1.4
2R Comment: Steely cymbals, final section lacks dynamic impact from
collapsed imaging
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
3L Rating: 1.0
3L Comment: Horrible cymbal sounds, closed in imaging, muffled
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
4R Rating: 3.8
4R Comment: Slight stereo collapse, cymbals are just a tad too muted, guitar
attacks are perhaps a little soft, but overall this is probably the best
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5L Rating: 3.0
5L Comment: Like #1, but cymbals are even more forward, some stereo
artifacts
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ABX Results:
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
8 out of 8, pval 0.004
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
8 out of 8, pval 0.004
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
8 out of 8, pval 0.004
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
8 out of 8, pval 0.004
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
8 out of 8, pval 0.004
Listener: neil b.doc
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
1L Rating: 4.7
1L Comment: cymbals sound fine, but not the same
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2R Rating: 2.8
2R Comment: sounds muddy
cymbals in particular are awful
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3L Rating: 4.8
3L Comment: cymbals sound fine, but not the same...maybe
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
4R Rating: 4.7
4R Comment: cymbals seem to taper early
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5L Rating: 2.6
5L Comment: sounds worse than [2] similar problems though
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Listener: Psyche.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
1R Rating: 2.5
1R Comment: flanging and underwater
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
2R Rating: 4.2
2R Comment: a minor dropout, some flanging
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
3R Rating: 2.5
3R Comment: lowpass, and underwater
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4L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4L Rating: 3.0
4L Comment: poor spatial separation
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
5R Rating: 3.0
5R Comment: spatial separation
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ABX Results:
Listener: rts.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
1R Rating: 4.0
1R Comment: Somethings wrong with the high frequenzies.
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R Rating: 4.6
2R Comment: Somethings wrong with the stereo separation otherwise good!
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
3R Rating: 4.7
3R Comment: Really good, but sound at the end of the sample sounds distorted.
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4R Rating: 4.6
4R Comment: Somethings wrong with the stereo separation otherwise good!
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
5L Rating: 4.0
5L Comment: Somethings wrong with the high frequenzies.
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ABX Results:
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
8 out of 8, pval 0.004
Listener: Anonymous8
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
1L Rating: 3.1
1L Comment: The drums around the middle of the song are washed out too much (loss of detail, more like noise than drums). Also appears like the stereo image is slightly too wide in the part where it changes rapidly from side to side.
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
2L Rating: 2.3
2L Comment: The drums in the beginning of the "heavy part" are almost gone, and simply replaced by something that sounds like a reverse cymbal or something. There is a lot of fidelty loss in the heavy part too.
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
3L Rating: 3.6
3L Comment: Also loses a bit in the drums, but not half as bad as the others.
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4R Rating: 1.9
4R Comment: Horrible swishing in the drum and heavy parts. Also some irritating sound in the treble.
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5L Rating: 3.7
5L Comment: As usual, the drums give it away. Loses accuracy in the drum part, just like everybody else.
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ABX Results:
Listener: Anonymous9
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
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ABX Results:
Listener: Anonymous10
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
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ABX Results:
Listener: Anonymous11
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
1L Rating: 4.2
1L Comment: Too bright cymbals
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R Rating: 4.7
2R Comment: a bit too bright cymbals
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
3L Rating: 1.6
3L Comment: very bad
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4L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
4L Rating: 4.0
4L Comment: a bit dull cymbals
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
5L Rating: 3.8
5L Comment: Dull Cymbals
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ABX Results:
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
7 out of 8, pval 0.035
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
10 out of 12, pval 0.019
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
8 out of 8, pval 0.004
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
8 out of 8, pval 0.004
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
8 out of 8, pval 0.004
Listener: Volcano.doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
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1R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
1R Rating: 3.8
1R Comment: Flanging and slight transient smearing on the acoustic guitar; slight stereo collapse.
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R Rating: 2.0
2R Comment: Obvious flanging and warbling on the acoustic guitar - sounds like it's being played under water.
Slight distortions on the electric guitar too (in the quiet bit, that is).
Horrible metallic sound on the percussion.
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3L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3L Rating: 1.3
3L Comment: Bad transient smearing on the acoustic guitar "attacks", metallic ringing on most of the guitar sound.
The metallic sound becomes unbearable when the percussion and the "hard" guitars start. Yuck.
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4R Rating: 1.0
4R Comment: The acoustic guitar bit doesn't even sound too bad (slight flanging and smearing on the attacks), but the percussion causes a metallic sound as horrible as I've never heard it before. It sounds like someone grinding metal.
My guess: WMA.
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5R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5R Rating: 3.4
5R Comment: Flanging on the acoustic guitar and slight metallic sound on the percussion.
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ABX Results:
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
16 out of 16, pval < 0.001
Listener: Wikan.doc
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
4L = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
1L Rating: 4.5
1L Comment:
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2R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
2R Rating: 4.5
2R Comment:
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
3R Rating: 4.5
3R Comment:
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4L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4L Rating: 4.5
4L Comment:
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5L Rating: 4.5
5L Comment:
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ABX Results:
Listener: [JAZ].doc
1L = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
5L = Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
3R Rating: 3.9
3R Comment: Metallic sound in the hihats.
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
5L Rating: 4.4
5L Comment: Hihats sound unnatural (mp3pro?)
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ABX Results:
Listener: [proxima].doc
1R = Blackwater\Blackwater.wav
2R = Blackwater\Blackwater.wav
3R = Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
4R = Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
5R = Blackwater\Blackwater.wav
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1L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_aac.wav
1L Rating: 2.0
1L Comment: whistling cymbals, horrible artifact after 18.2 secs
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2L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
2L Rating: 4.5
2L Comment: cymbals smeared
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3R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_oggq0.wav
3R Rating: 3.0
3R Comment: cymbals too high
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4R File: Blackwater\Blackwater_ogg64.wav
4R Rating: 3.0
4R Comment: cymbals too high
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5L File: Blackwater\Blackwater_wma.wav
5L Rating: 1.0
5L Comment: horrible sound !
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ABX Results:
Original vs Blackwater\Blackwater_mp3pro.wav
12 out of 13, pval 0.002
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