ABC/HR Version 1.1 beta 2, 18 June 2004
Testname: 

1R = D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.90.3 - ABR - 160].wav
2R = D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.97a5 - VBR - V4].wav
3L = D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.97a5 - VBR - V4 --vbr-new].wav
4R = D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.97a5 - ABR - 160 - XX10].wav

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General Comments:
Again, results are totally different when I discard the first second.
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1R File: D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.90.3 - ABR - 160].wav
1R Rating: 2.0
1R Comment: serious smearing issues. flanging.
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2R File: D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.97a5 - VBR - V4].wav
2R Rating: 2.3
2R Comment: [invalid range: "guitar a bit distorted. Cymbals are acid and smeared."]

After first second: less problems on cymblas than 1R
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3L File: D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.97a5 - VBR - V4 --vbr-new].wav
3L Rating: 3.5
3L Comment: [during first second and invalid range: "the most distorted. Serious smearing issues."]
After 00:01.00 => the best of the four encodings!
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4R File: D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.97a5 - ABR - 160 - XX10].wav
4R Rating: 3.0
4R Comment: better than 2R
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ABX Results:
Original vs D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.90.3 - ABR - 160].wav
    5 out of 5, pval = 0.031
Original vs D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.97a5 - VBR - V4].wav
    5 out of 5, pval = 0.031
Original vs D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.97a5 - VBR - V4 --vbr-new].wav
    8 out of 9, pval = 0.020
Original vs D:\lame test\ff123 suite\160 kbps\giveuptheghost-sincealways.sample18sec [3.97a5 - ABR - 160 - XX10].wav
    7 out of 8, pval = 0.035
