ABC/HR Version 0.9b, 30 August 2002 Testname: Waiting Listening Test 1R = Sample12\Waiting_mpc.wav 2R = Sample12\Waiting_anch.wav 3R = Sample12\Waiting_wma.wav 4L = Sample12\Waiting_mp4.wav 5L = Sample12\Waiting_lame.wav 6R = Sample12\Waiting_ogg.wav --------------------------------------- General Comments: --------------------------------------- 1R File: Sample12\Waiting_mpc.wav 1R Rating: 4.3 1R Comment: some flanging when singer sings "downtown" --------------------------------------- 2R File: Sample12\Waiting_anch.wav 2R Rating: 1.5 2R Comment: Ugly, metallic background noises; flanging throughout --------------------------------------- 3R File: Sample12\Waiting_wma.wav 3R Rating: 4.0 3R Comment: voice in beginning sounds spread out instead of focused, but better than in 4 --------------------------------------- 4L File: Sample12\Waiting_mp4.wav 4L Rating: 3.7 4L Comment: opening voice sounds spread out instead of focused --------------------------------------- 5L File: Sample12\Waiting_lame.wav 5L Rating: 2.3 5L Comment: watery; not quite as bad as 2, but much worse than the others --------------------------------------- 6R File: Sample12\Waiting_ogg.wav 6R Rating: 4.6 6R Comment: some background noise when singer sings "for anything" --------------------------------------- ABX Results: Original vs Sample12\Waiting_mpc.wav 8 out of 8, pval = 0.004 Original vs Sample12\Waiting_wma.wav 7 out of 7, pval = 0.008 Original vs Sample12\Waiting_mp4.wav 8 out of 9, pval = 0.020