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RabidBunny on 12 June 2008
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Crazymann said:
largedarryl said:
darthdevidem01 said:

@largedarryl

maybe....cus we have a BOSE surround sound system....one of the best in the business I have heard

The problem with just having a "good" set of surround sound speakers is also how/where they have been hooked up.  I'm saying that the position of the furniture, type of floor, position you are from the audio sweet spot, etc. have a bigger effect than uncompressed audio.  Since you have told me that you think your Bose setup is one of the best you've heard, I'm going to assume that you are not an audiophile.  If this is the case I bet you cannot tell the difference between an MP3 file and an uncompressed equivalent.  So basically you (and myself included) are part of the greater than 90% of people that cannot tell the difference between compressed/uncompressed audio.

 I am not arguing that this game has incredible audio, I just think its incorrect to say it is because of the uncompressed audio.


Off Topic:  No doubt, largedarryl, about BOSE.  Being involved in sound reinforcement and recording, I agree that no serious audiophile ever uses BOSE equipment.  The problem is that BOSE is extremely good at marketing mediocre equipment at premium prices.  The general public just eats it up.

Slightly more on topic:  On the other hand, there is a difference between compressed and uncompressed to my ears, but when properly compressed, it is absolutely minimal (and really it has to do with the "feel" of the sound - probably due to the way most compression schemes handle overtones.)

 On topic:  As for the game, I'll be getting it soon.  Then I'll have more to contribute.


I thought BOSE had some OK overpriced speakers (most are crap but some are decent just very over priced). 

On the compressed Audio side it really dependes on the setup.  A badly done Dolby Digital is really bad (most will notice the difference).  DTS is usually done well.  I have not sampled the encode done by the PS3 for DTS or Dolby Digitial so it is hard for me to judge how much of a difference this would make in the game (HDMI PCM vs Bitstream).

Rabid Bunny