Hello- I have recently found how to decode HDCD into 24 bit FLACs using dBpoweramp, and they sound very good, much better than the 16-bit, non decoded FLACs of the same CDs. Close to my SACDs, and I am done with that format, for reasons not worth getting into here.
Based on this, I naturally want to get more 24-bit material. 96kHz is fine too, but 24 bits (20 really, for HDCD) made enough of a difference that 44.1/48/96 are all OK to me. Which leads to a few questions; any help appreciated: 1. Where can I get more 24 bit material? HDCDs, obviously. HDTracks downloads at 24/96, which I believe the Duet will downsample to 48 kHz using Sox, which would be transparent to me. Ripping DVD-A to FLAC is presumably the same in that regard. Are there other sources, especially for rock & things not classical? I am confused by the various DVD standards, and do not want 5.1 surround. 2. SPDIF appears to be designed for 20 bit transmission, w/a non-standard 24 bit implementation (cf wikipedia). Should I care about this, or do all decent high end DACs (I run an external 24 bit DAC) accept some 24 bit "non-standard (as in not IEC)" standard here, and so it'll work fine? HDCD is only 20 bit anyway, so if the 4 LSB are being cut off I wouldn't know, whereas for real 24 bit material I presumably would. 3. If I got 24/192 material in FLAC, will the Duet downsample THAT to 48 kHz? Or will I have to find some other way to get that to my DAC? Any help appreciated, & thanks! -- lork ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lork's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17438 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68092 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
