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Our 'Pepsi Challenge' reveals what people really think about hi-res audio


A blind hi-res audio "taste" test with fascinating results!

My “Pepsi Challenge” was presenting a blind “taste” test to the average smartphone user to find out if all of this progress, these advances in audio technology, really matter. (Image credit: Andrew Martonik / Android Central)Let me take a brief moment to say RIP to my beloved LG V60 ThinQ from 2020, which featured a Quad DAC built-in and a 3.5mm audio port. A screenshot the codecs my Pixel 7 Pro used for Spotify and FLAC files (Image credit: Tshaka Armstrong)So, what were the results after my participants' listening tests and then subsequent Q&A sessions?

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