opaqueice;404219 Wrote: > > Let me make my position clear. First off, I'm quite convinced that > hi-res is audibly different from redbook only under totally unrealistic > conditions. For 2-channel music, redbook is simply good enough. That > said, there's nothing wrong with overkill - particularly if it's easy > to do. And for mastering and recording 16/44 does -not- suffice. So > there's clearly a need for hi-res standards and gear, and it's fine > with me if there's a consumer market for it. It makes people happy, > secure knowing they're listening to the best money can buy and > technology can do - and I have absolutely no problem with that. I'd > even do the same myself if it wasn't too much hastle. > > But I object strongly whenever anyone tells anyone else that hi-res is > better for home stereo, and/or that they need to spend lots of money > upgrading their system and buying hi-res versions of music they > probably already own. It's BS. The correct advice is "it's almost > certainly not going to make an audible difference, but you can never be > sure, and if you want the absolute best and can afford it, go for it. > And often when music is in a hi-res formats more attention is payed to > sound quality during mastering, so you might end up with better > sounding recordings."
44.1KHz/16-bits can produce some stunning recordings - if they're done properly. IMV there's more to be gained from engineering current CDs better/properly than by just upping all the sampling rates and bit lengths. 96KHz/24-bits (or whatever) might make the engineering process easier, but it's not going to help if engineers insist on compressing all the music into a few levels at the top end of the bit range. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60973 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
