[vorbis-dev] Can compressed music sound better than uncompressed?

[Robert Voigt]

I quote from "Principles of Digital Audio" by Ken C. Pohlmann:

"Because perceptual coders tailor the coded signal to the ear's acuity, they 
similarly tailor the required response of the playback system itself. Live 
music does not pass through amplifiers and loudspeakers, it goes directly to 
the ear. But recorded music must pass through the playback signal chain. Much 
of the original signal present in a live recording merely degrades the 
playback system's ability to reproduce the audible signal. Because a 
perceptual coder removes inaudible signal content, the playback system's 
ability to convey audible music logically should improve. In short, a 
perceptual coder more properly codes an audio signal for passage through an 
audio system."

Is this bullshit or an interesting thought?

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