What's the best quality audio people can hear?

[Toxic Tom]

I don't want to start an argument, I am not talking about master files or those that will have further processing on them (which should obviously be of the highest possible quality), but files that are of a reasonable size for distribution & storage e.g. online.

So what is the highest quality audio that people perceive as perfect? I recently converted my music library to 320kbps mp3 which seems to sound good to me. Is there any point having a FLAC or ALAC library instead?

[Andy Lindsay]

Very few people could tell the difference betwe...

[Toxic Tom]

Andy Lindsay wrote:Very few people could tell t...

[Andy Lindsay]

Toxic Tom wrote: FLAC = Lossless WAV = Uncompre...

[Vocokilla]

I keep telling myself that I hear a difference ...

[Scott]

44.1 khz 16 bit is the best quality people can ...

[Charles Deluxe]

Andy Lindsay wrote:Toxic Tom wrote: FLAC = Loss...

[Andy Lindsay]

Charles Deluxe wrote: No, WAV is a container.....

[kitekrazy]

=MaX= wrote:I keep telling myself that I hear a...

[Toxic Tom]

Scott wrote:44.1 khz 16 bit is the best quality...

[Veranova]

Toxic Tom wrote:Scott wrote:44.1 khz 16 bit is ...

[sql_error_uname]

my guess : aac 256k .

[Charles Deluxe]

Veranova wrote:16 Bit is the lowest Bit-depth y...

[AdventureKid]

One problem with testing audio with lowering th...

[Vocokilla]

Charles Deluxe wrote:Veranova wrote:16 Bit is t...

[noelleis]

The only reason that I continue to use high-qua...

[Scott]

The original question was what is the *best* yo...

[L. Scott Knight]

Its weird how the mind works though. Knowing a...

[Scott]

L. Scott Knight wrote:What do I think I hear? ...

[Charles Deluxe]

L. Scott Knight wrote:I've little doubt (becaus...

[undersound]

Charles Deluxe wrote:L. Scott Knight wrote:I've...

[Charles Deluxe]

undersound wrote:Waaaaay out of our ears hearin...

[undersound]

Charles Deluxe wrote:undersound wrote:Waaaaay o...

[Charles Deluxe]

undersound wrote:So perhaps just read it an pay...

[CryLogic]

Charles Deluxe wrote:"…How can things that have...

[Gho5tly]

Under sound, it is quite possible that we can p...

[undersound]

Gho5tly wrote:Under sound, it is quite possible...

[Michael_]

I Think a normal Human cant tell a difference b...

[James0Tucson]

Depends on the source, the nature of what's bei...