michael123 wrote: > Phil is techie.. he just took a difference between the tracks and > amplified it to the desired level... until he began hearing speech > It is not a noise, I remember it was something around -60db.. you can > search this forum.. > > You can blame recording engineers, marketing campaigns. > Some say that since 24-bit recordings are targeted for audiophiles, the > recording process is if higher quality. > > Some guys play here with numbers but refuse (are you afraid? :)) to do > something practically. > Buy some music, do a blind test!
I guess your argument is that if 24/192 is what it takes to get the recording industry to do a proper job in mixing and mastering music, then great! Unfortunately, that is ultimately unlikely to be any more prevalent than those CDs that take full advantage of the full potential of that medium. I have some incredibly well recorded CDs in my collection. They make full use of the format's 90+ dB dynamic range, leaving plenty of room for true dynamic peaks without the application of compression. Run down a copy of The Great American Main Street Band's "Silks and Rags" from 1991, for example. Now, compare that to your typical CD release these days with limiting and compression on full tilt in order to produce the maximum possible average volume. The difference is not the format -- both are CDs. As someone who, over a 10 year period, converted approximately 2,000 LPs in my collection to digital, I've done a lot of direct comparison between formats. My experience tells me that most of the difference that people hear between LP, CD quality and hi-rez has little to do with the format. The differences I hear are based in the choices made during the production process. Unfortunately, the fads & fashions in the recording industry right now are not now very favorable to those who like their music natural sounding. It would be wishful thinking to believe the same thing won't happen to 24/192 recordings as they become more common. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95771 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
