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[Matthew Flaschen]

marc wrote:

> The point is that apply two lossy transformations is exponentially bad.

Not exponentially.  Just multiplicatively.  I see your point though.

>>> It will sound terrible.
>> I ran it on all my mp3's (none of which I had source CDs/WAVs for), and
>> it really is barely noticeable.  I am a bit tone-deaf, so there you go.
>  
> Fine, if it works for you. But be aware that advising folk that the 
> results are 'barely noticeable' is misinformation. It simply isn't true. 
> That said, if you are listening to the results through some bits of 
> string and an old tin can, then you aren't likely to notice. It might 
> even sound better :-)

It is true for me.  I know my hearing isn't great; hence the disclaimer.

Matthew Flaschen