cdmackay wrote: > [apologies for late reply] > > I've whimpered about this before, but I still hold out hope of a > resource, listing recordings available in hi-res, with notes on the > various versions, and how they relate to original mastering, etc. > > e.g. just as you say, "this recording was originally recorded in DSD, > and thus this SACD version is the best available", or "these 24/96 files > are in fact upsampled from some old vinyl that the engineer found in his > lavatory", etc, etc. > > I would love to see that, rather than have to fight with the loonies in > various HD forums; after getting used to the sense talked here, I can't > bear it...
+1 that . Then we get things back into proportions , it is the master and the real recording quality that is the issue , not the consumer carrier format , which is completely unimportant as long it's 16/44.1 lossles or better just pick any . That said converting good SACD's that where sourced from analog to something like 24/88.2 would actually be a good idea . you would theoretically have a possibility of a small conversion loss , but that "loss" would not be audiable to a human being in any case . Another issue is how these newfangled DSD DAC's really works , like any imperfect tech they seems not to treat all signal equally ? If there is a difference in sound DSD vs PCM I gues you should look for problems in the DAC or the source material . Yes that's my 0.02$ on it if anything >16/44.1 sounds different it's in the DAC or the source material . either the DAC designs is off or the different sources does not really sound the same due to different masters or engineering mistakes. You can test part of it , convert a good real 24/192 track to any/all formats >=16/44.1 yourself and try out if it sounds really different you got an issue . or you could turn it , if you really like your DAC you migth find out which kind of signals it works best with . if it is a NOS DAC wo filters as high as possible is a good guess . -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98482 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
