heisenberg wrote: > The high-rez Beatles tracks (the 24 bit/44.1 khz) were obtained from the > 2009 Apple USB dongle (sold in the shape of an apple). So these are, I'm > assuming, legit, no? > > The 16 bit/44.1 khz tracks where ripped from the 2009 stereo box set in > the AIFF format. The 320 kbps lossy mp3s were obtained from the same > Apple USB dongle. > > I'd think all these formats are legit, and we're here indeed comparing > apples to apples. But please correct me if I'm being delusional here. > > Thanks.
I'm not an expert on the various beatles releases. I have the original CD releases and the Stereo and Mono box set more recent releases. The Stereo box set masterings are different from my original CDs for sure. And your releases are legit. I recall that the 24/44.1 "apple dongle" were from different masterings. So could very well sound different. I don't have to test. You might try doing an ABX test though, using something like the ABX comparator in Foobar2000. p.s. Lots of discussion about the "dongle" releases here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?72852-Beatles-24-vs-16-bits&highlight=apple+24%2F44.1+beatles+usb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98591 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
