Did you know that an MP3 file can be encoded with only 10% of the bits required for CD quality audio? And it's still recognizable music? This is what I learned from Robert Harley.
In fact, I know some who can't hear the difference between highly-compressed digital files and original CD/vinyl (not a judgment, simply a fact).
Apparently the magic is known as "Perpetual Coding", and it's the science of tricking our ears into hearing the music instead of the distortion caused by encoding the signal with such a small number of bits. Yes, that's the scientific definition. Ok, maybe just my understanding of it after reading Mr. Harley's article.
Some ears are harder to trick than others . . .
-Jeff
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