I think what is very instructive is the parallel experience in video. The industry has gone from standard def to HD which is being adopted fairly quickly now. There are no arguments from the videophile or man-on-the-street about whether there's a perceivable difference in quality between SD and HD.
By contrast there are lots of arguments over red book versus hi-rez in audio which tells you all you need to know. I don't see a great deal of evidence that hi-rez is making major in-roads. If you're a classical fan, or the sort who chooses their music by rez, then, yes, maybe it appears there are more and more hi-rez releases. When I choose music the available format is the very last thing I consider - and normally the music I like ends up being on red book only. And red book is massive overkill for the woeful production values of the music I like! When given the option, I am more interested in pursuing better original recordings e.g. MoFi rather than being fixated on a higher-rez delivery format. Darren -- darrenyeats http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/A3H57URKQB8AQO/ref=cm_pdp_content_listmania/203-7606506-5721503. (Inguz bass EQ'd) SB3 -> (pre bypassed) Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 (caps bass EQ'd) Laptop -> Genius Slab SW-flat2.1 700 SB3 / Rio Karma / Laptop -> JVC UX-C30 / Sennheiser PX-100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62848 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
