Phil Leigh;583970 Wrote: > A quick follow-up on this... > the 24-bit and 16-bit released versions are definitely the same master. > Diffmaker shows a 0 (ZERO!) sample rate offset which is only possible if > the samples are the same - any "remastering" or "EQ" except for level > changes / addition of dither would generate significant sample offset > errors. > > > So this remains one of the few authentic commercially released 16 vs 24 > bit test cases. > > Diffmaker says these files are identical in the loudest 14 bits, with > the remaining (10) bits holding the lower level "tail" of the upper > level sounds, very low level sounds and (of course) plenty of noise in > the lowest bits... which you can never hear because it is completely > masked by the louder parts of the music at all times in normal > listening.
My guess is that is is of cause from the same hires data but with a slight kick in the settings. I imagine they used some compressor/limiter that had these 0.2dB more headroom. You earlier reported to hear some music in the noise that diffmaker puts out. It shouldn´t if only dither was applied. Edit: If you dither down these 24bit masters to 16 with sox, do you hear a difference? -- Wombat Transporter -> RG142 -> Avantgarde based monoblocks -> Sommer SPK240 -> self-made speakers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72852
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