Audiophile Test
Blind test · 5–12 tracks

Audiophile test: tell lossless from AAC by ear

Audiophiles are sure they can tell an original from a compressed file by ear. Test yourself: two 30-second clips of the same track — guess which one is lossless and which is AAC. Difficulty levels: easy — 32 kbps, 5 tracks; medium — 128 kbps, 12 tracks; hard — 320 kbps, 12 tracks.

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FLAC · original bit depth and sample rate FLAC → AAC 32 / 128 / 320 kbps → FLAC identical file size and format

How the test works

1

Listen

Two clips of the same track. Switch between them — playback continues from the same spot.

2

Choose

Lossless may be the first, the second, both — or neither. Four options, so a random guess is right 25% of the time.

3

Learn the truth

After the test — your score, a breakdown of the answers and the chance of getting such a result by luck.