pfarrell;288261 Wrote: > > Back when SACD and DVD-A were alive, Stereophile did a spectral > analysis > of the music, and most (all?) of the 'high res' recordings had no > content above 22kHz or 24 kHz, which implies that they were recorded > initially at 44.1 or 48 kHz. > > In practice, all of the steps in the recording chain, from mic to > preamp, to 2" tape machines are not designed to deliver much about > 20-20kHz. > > I too am convinced that Sony's push for SACD was purely for DRM, all > the > claims about DSD being superior just marketing spin. >
That's in accord with the results of that recent study Meyers/Moran. IIRC there was only a single SACD that had a noise floor below the redbook threshold, and that was the only one which could be distinguished from a ADC->DAC processed version at 44.1/16 (and that one only by cranking the volume on a silent passage and listening to the noise floor). -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45839 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
