A couple of things that might be interesting. First of all I found this database of HDCD releases, I don't know how complete it is.
http://www.hifimusic.se/hdcd/index.php?p=home&lang=en Secondly, I have one of the new iPods, and it appears that it has a 24 bit dac, as I can import an HDCD expanded by hdcd.exe into itunes, and thence to the ipod. My (much) older ipod would not allow such a file to be transferred. Also iTunes will happily convert the 24/44.1 file into ALAC, AAC, or MP3. Comparing the two files on the iPod (I used King Crimson's "Red"), the expanded file sounds distinctly cleaner and more natural to me. Obviously an iPod is not the best test!!! Unfortunately as I work abroad, the more critical listening on the TP will have to wait. The downside is that converting all the files and retagging them is a pain in the bum. -- bigfool1956 David Ayers Music is what counts, hifi just helps us enjoy it more ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bigfool1956's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13782 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32967 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
