Harry G;651917 Wrote: > Will it do the same with a 176.4 signal? > > Would you know if it uses an intelligent algorithm like modern sample > rate conversion chips or if it just divides by two? > > Regarding the 192k vinyl rips mentioned above as well as the 96k ones > going around; I've gathered a small collection and have yet to hear one > that isn't ghastly. Every one that has a CD counterpart has been quite > inferior to the CD. Since an analog signal on magnetic tape fades away > over time, I could imagine a rip of a virgin NOS record being more > revealing than a modern remaster from the original analog master but > excepting a few 44.1k Beatles rips I've run into I've yet to see this > happen.
You simply prefer the original mastering. This is nothing to do with the technology, merely your personal preference. Also, magnetic tape is a lot more resilient than you think... Plenty of tapes from the 50's sound absolutely fine, -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Belden Digital,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88056 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
