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Originally Posted by MovieBird
I've lost a decent amount of high range hearing, and even I can tell the difference between a mid level MP3 and a CD on a decent sound system, with music I am familiar with. You can hear the clipping, especially at higher levels.
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Play them on a PC, with deacent headphones. It's noticeable. Now, apply an appropriate sound filter ("pop", "rock" or whatever). Now, suddenly? 99% of the difference is imperceptible. An iPod doesn't have the horsepower to do that. (Heck, 95% of PC sound cards borrow CPU time for it..)