firedog;526331 Wrote: > A few points: > > 1. Some users with very good audio systems report 16/44 rips of CD that > are upsampled, first to 24/44.1 and then to 96 (2 stage process) sound > "better", e.g. more "space and air" between instruments. Both FLAC and > WAV. > They must have access to better drugs than I do. This 2-stage process is sheer nonsense. They clearly don't understand how computers or digital audio works...
firedog;526331 Wrote: > > This is a matter of taste, but I think files upsampled this way do > sound slightly different the one or two times I've tried it. And BTW, > not all upsamplers are equal. Some do a better job than others, the > differences can be heard. > Upsampling + a suitable DAC can create an audible difference - no question. Mostly by allowing aliasing/filter artefacts and their intermodulated products to be moved out of harms way. But it is Very Subtle... firedog;526331 Wrote: > > 2. In spite of the fact that FLAC files and WAV files can be shown to > be mathematically the same after decompression, some users claim they > sound different in actual playback. They think the difference comes from > the fact that playback done with "on the fly" decompression may not work > perfectly on some systems. > "The Cuervo Gold, The fine Columbian..." This is categorically not true of SB systems. Can't vouch for anything else... firedog;526331 Wrote: > > 3. I personally have done A - B blind testing on good systems with > experienced listeners. None of us could reliably differentiate FLAC and > WAV files. This is in spite of the fact that we didn't think all files > sounded identical. But if you can't reliably pick which file is which, > probably the apparent differences are imaginary. So have I. There is NO difference. It's all in their minds. Fortunately, the ADM software doesn't lie and is completely repeatable, unlike our hearing and brains. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71321 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
