Hydrogenaudio is an
online community
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of audio enthusiasts, including some software developers.
It is known for its
blind listening tests
and scientific mindset.
It has a website with
forums featuring discussions about all kinds of
audio reproduction issues. There is also a
wiki
A wiki ( ) is an online hypertext publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience, using a web browser. A typical wiki contains multiple pages for the subjects or scope of the project, and could be either open to the pu ...
with articles about codecs and other aspects of audio technology.
The website was launched in 2001 and reported 112,875 registered user accounts in April 2019.
See also
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Codec listening test A codec listening test is a scientific study designed to compare two or more lossy audio codecs, usually with respect to perceived fidelity or compression efficiency.
Most tests take the form of a double-blind comparison. Commonly used methods ar ...
References
External links
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Music Internet forums
Technology websites
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